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 Acton]
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1918
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Table 7.
INFANTILE MORTALITY—WARD DISTRIBUTION.
Causes of Deaths. | North East | North West | South East | South West | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | 6 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Convulsions | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
Influenza | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Bronchilis | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Pneumonia (All forms) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
Enteritis | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 9 |
Suffocation, overlajlng | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Injury at Birth | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 |
Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
Atrophy Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
Premature Uirths | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
Other Causes | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Totals | 14 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 76 |