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Hendon 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE VI.
DISTRICT—HENDON (MIDDLESEX).
INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR, 1923.
Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 Wees. | 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. | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 43 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | |
| Other Tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Injury at birth | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Atelectasis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Congenital malformations | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Premature birth | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Other causes | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 | |
| Totals | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 43 | |
Nett births in the Legitimate 894
year Illegitimate ... 31
Nett Deaths in the J Legitimate infants 38
year Illegitimate infants 5