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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wood Green 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]
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Table V.
Deaths of Infants under One Year of age, showing cause of death and age at death.
| Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | 1 Total under 4 weeks. | I—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—9 months. | 9—12 months | 1 Total under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asphyxia Neonatorum .. | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Asthenia | — | I | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Haemolytic Jaundice | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Icterus Neonatorum | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Intestinal Obstruction | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Intracranial Haemorrhage | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Marasmus | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| Pulmonary Atelectasis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Toxaemia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | _ | _ | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 21 |