Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1960
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3-0 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria & Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T uberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronchitis | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffocation, Overlying | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Injury at Birth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atelectasis | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accidents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leukaemia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tumours | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - |
| Other Causes | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| TOTALS | 10 | - | 1 | - | 11 | 3 | — | — | - | 14 |