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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
Dagenham 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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60
Enteritis: Of the deaths from this cause, one half occurred
in the four months June to September. There was non in
creased prevalence in 1927 in the summer months, whereas
was expected for 1928 with its hotter weather. The death a
the ages of four and six months amounted to half the total
Below is a table showing the distribution in each sex causes of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1.0 births.
| Male. | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Measles and Whooping Cough | 6.5 | 3.4 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 20.6 | 12.6 |
| Pneumonia | 10.9 | 11.4 |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | 14.2 | 12.6 |
| Tuberculosis | — | — |
| Convulsions | 1.1 | — |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 18.5 | 13.8 |
| Other Causes | 12.0 | 8.0 |
| 83.8 | 61.8 |
The following table analyses the Neonatal Deaths, i.e., those occurring within one month of birth, which makes a total of 48 and provide by themselves an Infant Mortality Rate of 28.
| Disease. | Under 1 day | 1-7 days. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Prematurity | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Deficient Inherent Vitality | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Heart | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asphyxia | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debility | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Congenital defects | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Other causes | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |