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Southgate 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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Table IV.
Infant Mortality.
1920. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—3 Months. | 3—0 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 25 |
| Uncertified | ||||||||||
| Small-pox | ||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | ||||||||||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping Cough | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
| (Other Tuberculous Diseases | ||||||||||
| Meningitis not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| j Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| (Enteritis .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Gastritis ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Syphilis ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Kickets | ||||||||||
| Suffocation, misadventure | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Want of attention at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| (Congenital Malformations .. | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| j Premature Birth .. | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Other Causes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
Nett Births in the Year
legitimate 682
illegitimate 17
Nett Deaths in the Year of infants 25