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 Southgate]
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Table II Infantile Mortality.
1921. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under .1 Week. | 1—2 Weeks. | 2—3 Weeks. | 3—4 Weeks. | Total under ??? Month. | 1—3 Months. | 3—6 Months. 1 | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | ... | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | |
| Small-pox | ||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | ||||||||||
| Measles | ||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuherculous) | ||||||||||
| Convulsions | ||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | ||||||||||
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Gastritis | ||||||||||
| Syphilis | ||||||||||
| Rickets | ||||||||||
| Suffocation | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Want of attention at Birth | ||||||||||
| Atelectasis | ||||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Other Causes | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 11 | ... | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 |