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Hendon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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TABLE V.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1938. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
| Causes of Death. | Under one week. | One—Two weeks. | Two—Three weeks. | Three—Four weeks. | Total under four weeks. | Four weeks— three months. | Three months— six months. | Six months— nine months. | Nine months— twelve months. | Total under one year | Mill Hill. | Burnt Oak. | West Hendon. | Central Hendon. | Park. | Golders Green | Garden Suburb. | Child's Hill. | Edgware. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Certified | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 72 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 1. Small—pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2. Chicken—pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5. Whooping—Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7. Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8. Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 9. Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10. Other Tuberculous diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11. Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 12. Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 13. Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 14. Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15. Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | |
| 16. Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 17. Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 18. Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 19. Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20. Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 21. Suffocation, overlaying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 22. Injury at birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 23. Atelectasis | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| 24. Congenital Malformation | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| 25. Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus, including premature birth | 32 | 3 | — | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| 26. Other causes | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | |