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 East Ham]
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The following Table shows the causes of death at the different periods of infant life during the year
Causes of Death. | Sex. | Under 1 year | 1—2 | 2—5 |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALL CAUSES | 22 | 24 | ||
F. | 48 | |||
Measles | 1 | 1 | ||
F. | 3 | 1 | ||
Scarlet Fever | – | – | – | |
F. | – | – | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
F. | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Diphtheria | – | 3 | 14 | |
F. | – | 1 | ||
Influenza | – | – | ||
– | – | – | ||
Meningococcal Meningitis | – | – | ||
F. | – | – | – | |
Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | – | – | – | |
F. | – | – | – | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ||||
F. | 1 | |||
Cerebral Haemorrhage | – | – | ||
F. | – | – | – | |
Bronchitis | – | |||
F. | 2 | |||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | |||
F. | ||||
Heart Disease | – | – | – | |
– | – | |||
Diarrhoea, &c. | – | – | ||
F. | – | – | ||
Nephritis | – | |||
F. | – | – | – | |
Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | – | – | ||
– | ||||
Deaths from violence | – | – | – | |
– | ||||
Other defined diseases | M. | |||
F. | 5 |
Legitimate. Illegitimate.
Number of deaths under 1 year
M. 58 3
F. 48 —