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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The following table gives the deaths of infants under one year of age, classified according to age : —
Infant Deaths —1949.
| Cause of Death | Under 1 week | 1—2 weeks | 2—3 weeks | 3—4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute oedema of lungs, Meningocele (congenital) | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Acute Purulent Bronchitis | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 _ | _ | 1 |
| Anoxia--associated with Bronchopneumonia | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | |
| Anoxia—due to Atelectasis | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Asphyxia | 3 | _ | _ | — | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 3 |
| Asphyxia due to drowning | — | _ | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 10 | _ | _ | _ | 10 | _ | _ | __ | _ | 10 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | |
| Congenital Atresia of small intestine | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Congenital disease of the heart | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Erythroblastosis Foetalis | 1 | _ | _ | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Exhaustion ; Persistent vomiting— Congenital hypertrophy of suprarenal glands | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Failure to breathe ; Obstructed labour | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Gastro-enteritis — Nephrocalcinosis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Heart failure—Congenital heart disease | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Marasmus, due to hypertrophic pyloric stenosis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Myelomeningocele—Hydrocephalus | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 |
| Myocardial failure—Prematurity | 1 | _ | _ | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Non-viable foetus—26 weeks gestation | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Pertussis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 |
| Pneumonia—all forms | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Prematurity | 6 | — | _ | — | 6 | — | _ | _ | _ | 6 |
| Pulmonary collapse due to operative shock for repair of oesophageal atresia | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Pyaemia due to infective arthritis of right shoulder | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Respiratory obstruction following inflammation of respiratory passages after ingestion of silver nitrate stick | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 1 | _ | 33 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 53 |