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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The causes of death are set out in the following table :—
Cause of Death. | Under 24 hrs. | 1 day to 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. |
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Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Diphtheria | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
T.B. Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | 2 | 3 |
Convulsions | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | l | ... | 3 |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | l | ... | 3 |
Pneumonia | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
Suffocation (overlying) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Injury at Birth | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Congenital defects | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ... | 28 |
Premature Birth | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | ... | 45 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 48 |
Marasmus | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 |
Other causes | 1 | l | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
Totals | 36 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 152 |