Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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INFANT MORTALITY, 1926.
Cause of Death. | Under 24 hrs. | 1 day to 1 wk. | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 6 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total Deaths 1 under 1 year. |
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Sniall-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Other Tuberculous | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diseases Meningitis (noc Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | l | 3 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 54 |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 47 |
Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ... | 18 |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Suffocation (overlying) | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Injury at Birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Atelectasis | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
Congenital Defects | 7 | 4 | 2 | ... | 13 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 16 | |
Premature Birth | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 44 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marnsmus | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... | ... | 13 |
Other Causes | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
22 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 81 | 44 | 55 | 36 | 18 | 234 |