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Finchley 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1957

Table: Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age

Deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age

CAUSES OF DEATHUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTOTAL
Smallpox----------
Chicken Pox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Whooping Cough----------
Diphtheria & Croup—---------
Erysipelas----------
Tuberculous Meningitis---------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)--------11
Convulsions----------
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis----------
Pneumonia (all forms)-————1-——1
Diarrhoea----------
Enteritis----------
Gastritis----------
Syphilis---------—
Rickets----------
Suffocation, Overlying----------
Injury at Birth1———1————1
Atelectasis----------
Congenital Malformations1---1----1
Premature Birth9———9————9
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus----------
Other Causes3---3----3
TOTALS14———141-—116