London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hammersmith 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The following table shows the deaths of infants under one year of age and the cause:—
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 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 1 year. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| T uberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Meningitis (not T.B.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Other Respiratory diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | 18 |
| Infective Gastro-Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| Other Digestive diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation, Overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Injury at Birth and Congenital Malformations | 12 | _ | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 19 | |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | __ |
| Premature Births | 19 | — | 2 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Otitis Media | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Violence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ |
| Icterus Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haemorrhage of the Newborn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| War Operations | — | —. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other causes | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 94 |
| Nett Births in the Year : Legitimate, 1,434 ; Illegitimate. 155. | ||||||||||
| Nett Deaths in the Year : Legitimate Infants, 89 ; Illegitimate Infants, 5. | ||||||||||