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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T ABLE 3.— INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 1948.
Cause of Death. | Total deaths. | Age and Sex. | Total under 1 year. | ||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3—4 weeks. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—9 months. | 9—12 months. | ||||||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Whooping Cough | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Measles | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
Bronchitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Pneumonia | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Premature Births | 15 | 9 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 6 |
Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 23 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 11 | 12 |
Other Causes | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
Totals | 58 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 29 | 29 |