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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

Greenwich 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1938. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1938. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1—3 Months.3—6 Months.6—9 Months.9—12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
Small-Pox..............................
Common Infectious DiseasesChicken-Pox..............................
Measles........................11
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough...............11......2
Diphtheria—Croup..............................
Influenza..............................
Tuberculous DiseasesPulmonary Tuberculosis..............................
Tubercular Meningitis.....................123
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............................
Meningitis (not Tuberculosis)..............................
Convulsions1.........1............1
Diseases of Trachea..............................
Bronchitis........................11
Pneumonia, all forms...............252211
Diarrhoeal DiseasesDiarrhoea, all forms..............................
Gastro -Enteritis...............121...4
Pemphigus Neonatorum..............................
Syphilis..............................
Rickets..............................
Suffocation, overlaying...............1.........1
,, otherwise..............................
Injury at Birth3.........3............3
Atelectasis......1...1............1
Congenital Malformations4.........4...11...6
Premature Birth111......12............12
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1.........1............1
Other Causes4...1.16.........28
Totals2412128595855
Boys24
Girls31
55