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Hendon 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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Table IV. 25
District—Hendon Uhban (Middlesex).
Infant Mortality During the Year 1913.
Nett Deaths from stated c uses at various ages under 1 year of age
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2 -3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4Weeks to3 months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 13 | a | 17 | 10 | 93 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whopping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | |
| Premature Birth | 18 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 23 | |
| Atrophy,Debility and Maraamus | 4 | 4 | 1 | ... | 9 | 6 | ... | ... | 1 | 16 | |
| Other Causes | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Totals | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 94 | |
Nett Births in the
year
legitimate 1095.
Illegitimate 27.
Nett Deaths in the
year
Legitimate Infants 90.
Illegitimate Infants 4.