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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1940. 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 | ||||||||||
| Diphther ia & Croup | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous diseases | ||||||||||
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ||||||||||
| Convulsions | ||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea | ||||||||||
| Enterttis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gastritis | ||||||||||
| Syphilis | ||||||||||
| Rickets | ||||||||||
| Suffocation | ||||||||||
| Want of Attention and Injury at Birth | ||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Premature Birth | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus Other Causes | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 11 | 2 | 2____ | - | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
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