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raged all over the district, measles being accountable for 8 deaths
under one year, and w hooping cough 5. In the previous year not
a single death occurred from these diseases under one year.
The deaths resulting from lung complaints were also high,
23 having succumbed as against 18 the previous year.
The following is a list giving the causes of death under one
year:—
Pneumonia and Bronchitis 23
Marasamus 9
Premature Birth 10
Convulsions 5
Diarrhoea 6
Laryngerius Stridulus 1
Asphyxia in bed 2
Tubercular Meningitis 4
Atrophy 17
Croup 3
Measles 8
Whooping Cough 5
Erysipelas 1
Heart Disease 1
Total 95
BIRTH RATE.
Five hundred and eighty-nine children were registered, as per
follows:—
Hendon 303
Child's Hill 115
Cricklewood 99
Mill Hill 36
Infirmary 36
Of the 36 births in the Infirmary, seven only were
chargeable to Hendon parish. Deducting the remaining 29, it
leaves 560 to be accounted for in Hendon proper. This is equal
to a birth-rate of 31.2 per 1000.