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 Dagenham]
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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 death | Under 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 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
Hydrocephalus | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Septic Umbilicus | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Prematurity | 26 | - | 1 | 1 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
Gastro Enteritis | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
Congenital Heart Disease | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
Asphyxia Neonatorum | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Marasmus | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
Spina Bifida | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
Fracture of Skull | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Haemorrhagic disease of the new born | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Congenital Obliteration | ||||||||||
of Bile Ducts | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Bronchial Pneumonia | ||||||||||
following operation | ||||||||||
for Intussusception | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
Atelectasis | 1 | - | - | - | 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 |
Totals | 37 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 106 |
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