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:—