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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

East Ham 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: TABLE IV. .INFANTILE MORTALITY.1915. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

TABLE IV. .

INFANTILE MORTALITY.

1915. 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 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 One Year.
All CausesCertified----------
Uncertified----------
Small-pox----------
Chicken-pox----------
Measles-------3-3
Scarlet Fever----------
Whooping Cough---22445419
Diphtheria and Croup----------
Erysipelas------1--1
Tuberculous Meningitis-------112
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases---11121-5
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)------1315
Convulsions31116434-17
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis-----1199332
Pneumonia (all forms)1-2-331011936
Diarrhœa-----375116
Enteritis------3317
Gastritis----------
Syphilis--1-1----1
Rickets----------
Suffocation, overlying-----1---1
Injury at Birth----------
Atelectasis2---2----2
Congenital Malformations611-83---11
Premature Birth37662512---53
A trophy, Debility, and Marasmus4712141042232
Other Causes5--16633220
Totals58151299448475024263

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Nett Births registered during the calendar year: legitimate, 3231; illegitimate, 69.
Nett Deaths registered during the calendar year of legitimate infants, 255;
illegitimate infants, 8.