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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 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: Infant Mortality.

Infant Mortality.

Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and 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——————————
Diphtheria and Croup——————————
Erysipelas——————————
Tuberculosis Meningitis——————————
Abdominal Tuberculosis——————————
Other Tuberculous Diseases———————1—1
Meningitis (not Tuberculous———————1—1
Convulsions——————————
Laryngitis——————————
Bronchitis—————2———2
Pneumonia (all forms)22——1111—7
Diarrhoea——————————
Enteritis——————————
Gastritis——————1——1
Syphilis——————————
Rickets——————————
Suffocation (overlying)——————————
Injury at birth6———6————6
Atelectasis3———31———4
Congenital Malformations311—54—1—10
Premature birth254——29————29
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus21——3————3
Other Causes6—1—7—11211
Totals4782—57835275

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Foster-Children—The Public Health Act, 1936 (Sections 206 to 220).
The following is a summary of the work carried out :—
Foster-Children.
Number of foster-children on register on 1st January,
1939 55
Number of foster-children who were notified during 1939 47
Number of foster-children returned to their mothers
during 1939 32
Number of foster-children taken off register for various
other reasons during 1939 43
Number of foster-children on the register on 31st
December, 1939 27