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 Leyton]
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TABLE 11.
Infantile Mortality, Year 1939—Ages.
CAUSES 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. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smallpox | |||||||||||
Chickenpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Whooping cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Diphtheria and croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Tuberculous meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ||
Abdominal tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Other tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | ||
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ||
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Injury at birth | 4 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
Congenital malformations | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
Premature birth | 14 | ... | 1 | 16 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ||
Atrophy, debility and marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Other causes | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
Totals ......... | 24 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 46 |
Nett Births registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate 1,446
Illegitimate 53
Nett Deaths registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate infants 41
Illegitimate infants 5