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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
Leyton 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table No. IV.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1911.
Nett Deaths from Stated Causes 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 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 62 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 107 | 55 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 327 | |
| Uncertified | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Measles | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping-cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 48 | |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 39 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | — | 4 | 9 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 18 | |