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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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. |
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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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