London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Ealing 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE III.
Causes of Infant Deaths, 1922 to 1931.
| 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 _ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diarrhæal Diseases | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Premature Birth | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 19 |
| Congenital Defects | 6 | 8 | — | 10 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | |
| Tuberculous Disease | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Gastritis | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Common Infectious Diseases | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Causes | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| Totals | 57 | 62 | 46 | 54 | 71 | 74 | 61 | 73 | 71 | 84 |