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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: The following table gives the deaths of infants under one year of age, classified according to age:—Infant Deaths—1948.

The following table gives the deaths of infants under one year of age, classified according to age:—

Infant Deaths—1948.

Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3—4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks1—3 months3—6 months6—9 months9—12 monthsTotal
Acute Capillary Bronchitis-------1—1
Acute Suppurative Bronchitis---------1
Anencephalic—Premature 30 weeks gestation1---1----1
Asphyxia------2-13
Atelectasis11---11----11
Cerebral Haemorrhage3---3----3
Cerebral Thrombosis, congenital heart disease-----1—--1
Cleft Palate—congenital heart disease1---1----1
Congenital Heart Disease1---1----1
Empyema—pneumonia--1-1----1
Erythroblastosis foetalis—icterus gravis Neonatorum1---1----1
Heart failure2---2212-7
Immaturity—premature birth1---1----1
Internal Hydrocephalus—post Meningococcal Meningitis-------112
Intraventricular haemorrhage of brain following fall from Mother's lap------1--1
Marasmus-----1——-1
Microcephaly-----1——-1
Pneumonia, all forms-2--212218
Prematurity121--13-——-13
Septic Broncho-Pneumonia—lung abscess-----1---1
Toxaemia, associated with Stomatitis and Oesophagitis following upon Broncho-Pneumonia--------11
Toxaemia-Jaundice—Obstruction of bile duct-----1---1
3331-37966462

Table: The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows:—

The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows:—

YearNo. of Deaths under 1 yearRate per 1,000 Registered Live Births
19486221.7
19478224.3
194610229.6
19458132.7
194410236.8
19439235.1
19427430.6
19416740.9
19406332.8
19397533.9