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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Friern Barnet 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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TABLE IV.
1914. Infantile Mortality.
Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months & under 6 months. | 6 months & under 9 months. | 9 months & under 12 months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes- | ||||||||||
| Certified | ||||||||||
| Uncertified | ||||||||||
| Small-pox | ||||||||||
| Ch1cken-pox | ||||||||||
| Measles | ||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||
| Whoop1ng Cough | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ||||||||||
| Convulsions | i | i | 1 | |||||||
| Laryngitis | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | i | i | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Diarrhoea | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Gastritis | ||||||||||
| Syphilis | ||||||||||
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Suffocation overlying | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Injury at birth | ||||||||||
| Atelectasis | ||||||||||
| Congenital Malformations (c) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Premature birth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 9 | 2 | _ 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
Nett Births in the Year : Nett Deaths in the Year of
Legitimate 401 Legitimate Infants 28
Illegitimate 2 Illegitimate Infants 0