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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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TABLE III.
Infant Mortality during the Year 1933. 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 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 82 |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | ||||||||
| Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Tuberculosis of Nervous System | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculosis of Intestines and Peritoneum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Inflammation of the Stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Hernia, Intestinal Obstruction | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Congenital Debility | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Other Diseases Peculiar to Early Infancy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation—in bed or not stated how | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Inattention at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Causes | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |