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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Year. | Death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births. |
---|---|
1900 | 133 |
1910 | 80 |
1920 | 47 |
1930 | 50 |
1940 | 54 |
1941 | 57 |
1942 | 34 |
1943 | 39 |
1944 | 32 |
1945 | 29 |
1946 | 29 |
1947 | 27 |
The following Table shows the causes of death during
the year:—
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Cause. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|
Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | - | - | - |
Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Scarlet fever | — | — | — |
Whooping cough | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | — | — | — |
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 29 | 18 | 47 |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Syphilitic diseases | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Influenza | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Measles | 1 | — | 1 |
Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Acute infectious encephalitis | 1 | — | 1 |