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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southgate 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1939: Deaths from stated causes at various periods under 1 year of age.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 wk. | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 | 3-4 " | Total under 1 month. | 1-3 mths. | 3-6 " | 6-9 " | 9-12 " | Total under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | ||||||||||
| Scarlet fever | ||||||||||
| Whooping cough | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria & Croup | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous diseases | ||||||||||
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ||||||||||
| Convulsions | ||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | ||||||||||
| Pneumoia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Diarrhoea | ||||||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gastritis | ||||||||||
| Syphilis | ||||||||||
| Ricket s | ||||||||||
| Suffocation | ||||||||||
| Want of Attention and Injury at Birth | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Atelectasis | ||||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Premature Birth | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| Atrophy,Debility & Marasmus | ||||||||||
| Other Causes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Totals | 14 | 2 | - | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 |