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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE SHOWING CAUSES OF DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE,
For the 4 Quarters of the Past Yeah, also Corresponding Periods for 1904.
| CAUSES OF DEATH | March Quarter. | June Quarter. | September Quarter. | December Quarter. | Total for Year. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 1904 | 1905 | 1904 | 1905 | 1904 | 1905 | 1904 | 1905 | 1904 | |
| Measles | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 76 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Bronchitis | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 23 |
| Heart Diseases | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Accidents | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| All other causes | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 42 | 49 |
| Totals | 31 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 51 | 107 | 30 | 43 | 138 | 198 |