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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
Acton 1916
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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1916
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TABLE 8.
INFANTILE MORTALITY. W ard D istribution.
| Causes of Deaths | North East | North West | South East | South West | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | . — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meningtis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Convulsions | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Diarrhoea | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 3 | — | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | 15 | 23 | 40 | 102 |