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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

Dagenham 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]

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Table: In order to give a clear picture of the causes of infant deaths and the ages at which they occurred, the following table has been prepared:—

In order to give a clear picture of the causes of infant deaths and the ages at which they occurred, the following table has been prepared:—

Cause of deathUnder 1 week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under Four weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total deaths under 1 year.
Bronchial Pneumonia-2-24464624
Hydrocephalus---11----1
Septic Umbilicus1-1-2----2
Prematurity26-1128----28
Gastro Enteritis--213244215
Congenital Heart Disease31-2621--9
Asphyxia Neonatorum2---2----2
Marasmus-----22--4
Spina Bifida2-1-3----3
Measles------3--3
Fracture of Skull-------1-1
Meningitis------1225
Haemorrhagic disease of the new born1---1----1
Congenital Obliteration
of Bile Ducts-----1---1
Cerebral Haemorrhage1---1----1
Bronchial Pneumonia
following operation
for Intussusception------1-12
Atelectasis1---1----1
Prematurity with Multiple Deformities-1--1----1
Toxaemia, Secondary to Haemorrhage at Birth--1-1----1
Gastro Enteritis (b) Congenital irregular
Colon--1-1----1
Totals374775511181111106

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Deaths of Older Children.
81 children died between the ages of one and five
years; of these, 42 were males and 39 females. The
largest individual cause of death was Measles which was
assigned as the reason for 24 deaths in children under