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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

Ilford 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: Table IV.—I nfant M ortality.1925. Net Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.

Table IV.—I nfant M ortality.

1925. Net Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks & under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months pnd under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 Year.
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles........................ll
Scarlet fever..............................
Whooping Cough......l...l............l
Diphtheria and Croup..............................
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis........................22
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..............................
Convulsions...1......l............1
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis......l...1......2...4
Pneumonia (all forms)......1...1...33...11
Diarrhœa..............................
Enteritis...1113...21...6
Gastritis...............12317
Syphilis..............................
Rickets..............................
Suffocation (overlying)..............................
Injury at birth1l...13............3
Atelectasis..............................
Congenital Malformations...ll...23.........5
Premature birth15l2...18............18
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus...1124322112
Other Causes3.........3...4......7
Totals196843781311978