London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hendon 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
This page requires JavaScript
D istrict— H endon ( M iddlesex).
Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
| Causes of Death | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total Deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 61 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet-fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Congenital Malformations | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Premature birth | 8 | 1 | 1 | . | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Other Causes | 5 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Totals | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 61 | |
Nett Births in the Legitimate 952
year. (Illegitimate 42
Nett Deaths in the Legitimate infants 56
year Illegitimate infants 5