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 Acton]
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Causes 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 under 12 months | Wards | |||
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North East | North West | South East | South West | |||||||||||
Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Influenza | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 |
Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 |
Congenital Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
Overlaying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Injury at Birth | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 3 | .. | 2 | 2 |
Congenital Malformation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Prematurity | 17 | 1 | .. | 1 | 19 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 24 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Other Causes | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 77 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 30 |