London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Dagenham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
This page requires JavaScript
61
addition to those classified under this heading should he added
another 8 who were feeble from birth, 3 of whom died from gastroenteritis,
3 from marasmus and 2 from pneumonia..
Two deaths occurring within the month were due to ccrcbral
haemorrhage as the result of difficult labour.
Developmental abnormalities accounted for 7 deaths within
one month (5 male and 2 female) and a further two in the next two
months. Five were due to congenital heart disease, two to spinal
bifida, and one each to hydrocephalus and obliterated bile duet.
Chest conditions caused, within the first month, 7 deaths and
within the first three months a total of 18 deaths (11 male and 7
female). 10 of these occurring in the three months, January,
February and December, were primary or secondary to a head cold.
Three apparently were complications of measles, whooping cough
and influenza.
Amongst the remaining deaths under three months, were 2
cases of pyloric stemosis, 2 of gastro-entcritis and 1 of marasmus
subsequent on pemphigus.
Deaths of older children:—
| Disease. | 3-0 months. | 0-12 months. | 1-2 years. | 2-3 years. | 3-4 years. | 4-5 years. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Devki.opmf.ntal. | ||||||||||||
| Congenital Heart | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Infections. | ||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chest conditions | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Gastro-enteritis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accidents | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other Causes | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |