London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Southgate 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

This page requires JavaScript

TABLE III

INFANTILE MORTALITY

1961: Nett deaths from stated causes at various periods under one year of age

Causes of DeathUnder 1 week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3—4 weeksTotal under 1 month1—3 months3—6 months6—9 months9—12 monthsTotal under 1 year
1.Smallpox——————————
2.Chickenpox——————————
3.Measles————————11
4.Scarlet Fever——————————
5.Pertussis——————————
6.Diphtheria and Croup——————————
7.Erysipelas——————————
8.Tuberculous Meningitis——————————
9.Abdominal Tuberculosis——————————
10.Other Tuberculosis——————————
11.Meningitis (not Tuberculous)——————————
12.Convulsions——————————
13.Laryngitis——————————
14.Bronchitis——————————
15.Pneumonia——1—11———2
16.Diarrhoea——————————
17.Enteritis——————————
18.Gastritis——————————
19.Syphilis——————————
70,Rickets——————————
21.Suffocation——————————
22.Want of Attention and Injury at Birth——————————
23.Atelectasis3———3————3
24.Congenital Malformation11——12—114
25.Premature Birth5———5————5
26.Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus——————————
27.Other Causes——————————
Total911—11111115