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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE 7.
Infantile Mortality, Year 1948—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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria and croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Tuberculous meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at birth | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Atelectasis | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| Congenital malformations | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 9 |
| Premature birth | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 |
| Atrophy, debility and marasmus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other causes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 19 | 1 | 2 | ... | 22 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 38 |
Nett Births registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate ... 1,761
Illegitimate ... 49
Nett Deaths registered during
the calendar year
' Legitimate infants ... 38
Illegitimate infants ... Nil