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 Ealing]
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Infant Mortality during the Year 1928. Deaths at various ages under One Year of Age.
| Cause 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 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes-Certified | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 61 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping-Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meningitis [not Tuberculous) | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Convulsions | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bronchitis | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Enteritis | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffocation, Overlying | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Injury at Birth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atelectasis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Premature Birth | 9 | 1 | 2 | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | 14 |
| Atrophy, Debility and | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marasmus | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Other Causes | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Totals | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 61 |