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Wood Green 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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The number of deaths of children under five years of age was
54, which corresponds to a rate of 1.03 per 1,000 of the population,
as against 51, or a rate of .98 per 1,000 in 1924.
The following are the deaths of children under five years of age, and the death-rate per 1,000 population for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—
| Year. | No. of deaths of children under 5 years of age. | Death-Rate per 1,000 population. |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 76 | 1.48 |
| 1922 | 58 | 1.13 |
| 1923 | 51 | .98 |
| 1924 | 51 | .98 |
| 1925 | 54 | 1.03 |
Zymotic Mortality.
The seven principal Zymotic diseases caused 16 deaths, which
corresponds to an annual rate of .30 per 1,000 of the population,
as against nine deaths, or a rate of .17 per 1,000 in 1924.
The following are the number of deaths from each of these diseases for the five years 1921 to 1925 inclusive:—
| Disease. | Number of Deaths. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | |
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Diphtheria | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Diarrhoea | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Totals | 20 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 16 |