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Ilford 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table IV.—Infant Mortality.

1936. Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks & under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal Deaths under 1 year
Smallpox....................
Chickenpox....................
Measles....................
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough..........1......1
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Erysipelas................11
Tuberculous Meningitis....................
Abdominal Tuberculosis....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases....................
Meningitis (not tubercuous)....................
Convulsions..l....1........1
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis............2....2
Pneumonia (all forms)ll..l3442316
Diarrhœa....................
Enteritis..........232..7
Gastritis....................
Syphilis....................
Rickets....................
Suffocation (overlying)....................
Injury at birth7......7........7
Atelectasis6......6........6
Congenital Malformations7..ll9211114
Premature birth262....281......29
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus....3..331....7
Other Causes2......2..2..15
Totals494425913135696