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 Tottenham District]
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M. of H. Table IV. Table of Infant Mortality during the year 1919.
| CAUSE OF DEATH | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Total Deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria and Mem. Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atelectasis | 4 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 10 |
| Premature birth | 38 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | 55 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 12 |
| Other Causes | 4 | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 57 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 86 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 180 |