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 III.
Infantile Mortality.
1946. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various periods under 1 Year of Age.
Causes of Death. | | Under 1 Week. | | 1—2 Weeks. | I 2—3 Weeks. | j 3—4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1—3 Months | 3—6 Months. | 6—9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
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1 Smallpox | ||||||||||
2 Chickenpox | ||||||||||
3 Measles | ||||||||||
4 Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||
5 Whooping Cough | ||||||||||
6 Diphtheria and Croup | ||||||||||
7 Erysipelas | ||||||||||
8 Tuberculous Meningitis | ||||||||||
9 Abdominal Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
10 Other Tuberculous Diseases .. | ||||||||||
11 Meningitis (Not Tuberculous) .. | ||||||||||
12 Convulsions | ||||||||||
13 Laryngitis | ||||||||||
14 Bronchitis | ||||||||||
15 Pneumonia | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | |
16 Diarrhoea | ||||||||||
17 Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 |
18 Gastritis | ||||||||||
19 Syphilis | ||||||||||
20 Rickets | ||||||||||
21 Suffocation | ||||||||||
22 Want of Attention and Injury | ||||||||||
at Birth | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
23 Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
24 Congenital Malformations | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
25 Premature Birth | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
26 Atrophy, DebilityandMarasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
27 Other Causes | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | i | 8 |
Totals .. | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 |