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
1962 : Nett deaths from stated causes at various periods under one year of age
Causes of Death | Under 1 week | 1—2 weeks | 2—3 weeks | 3—4 weeks | Total under 1 month | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months | Total under 1 year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2. Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
15. Pneumonia | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
16. Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17. Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18. Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19. Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20. Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21. Suffocation | 1 | - | - | - | — | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
22. Want of Attention and Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23. Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
24. Congenital Malformation | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | — | — | 1 |
25. Premature Birth | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
26. Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27. Other Causes | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
Total | 9 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 3 | - | - | — | 14 |