Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE V.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR, 1935. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
Causes op Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 4 Weeks. | 4 Weeks and under 3 Mths. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes | Certified | 32 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 87 |
. Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
1. Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
2. Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
3. Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
4. Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
5. Whooping-Oough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
6. Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
7. Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
8. Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
9. Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
10. Other Tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
11. Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
12. Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
13. Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
14. Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
15. Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 8 | |
16. Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
17. Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ... | 18 | |
18. Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
19. Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
20. Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
21. Suffocation, overlaying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
22. Injury at birth | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
23. Atelectasis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
24. Congenital Ma'formation | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 10 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | |
25. Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus, including premature birth | 20 | 5 | 1 | ... | 26 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 31 | |
26. Other causes | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
The following' are the Birth Rates, Death Rates and Infantile
Mortality Rates of Hendon since 1900:—