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 Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 24.— INFANT DEATHS, 1929.
| Causes of Death. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | West Plumstead. | East Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks-1 year. | Under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks-1 year. | Under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks-1 year. | Under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks-1 year. | Under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks-1 year. | |
| Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chickenpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | 11 | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Convulsions | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 10 | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 22 | 3 | 7 | .. | 4 | .. | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Enteritis | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Injury at Birth | 5 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Atelectasis | 4 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Congenital Malformation | 5 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 23 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Other causes | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 62 | 82 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 29 | |
| 144 | 48 | 27 | . 28 | 41 | ||||||