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East Ham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Maternity Accommodation.
There being; thus far no Maternity Home under the direct
control of the Borough Council of East Ham, arrangements are
made for the accommodation of necessitous cases requiring inpatient
treatment at the cost of the Council at Queen Mary's Hospital,
Stratford, and at the Maternity and District Nurses' Home,
Plaistow, upon the written recommendation of the Medical Officer.
During 1925 seven cases were sent into the former Hospital,
and one into the latter.
Infant Mortality and Deaths of Children under 5 years.
The following Table shows the causes of deaths during 1925 at the different periods of infant life:—
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths under 1 year | M. | 72 | 2 | |
| F. | 59 | 2 | ||
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | 0 1 | 1—2 | 2—5 |
| All Causes | M. | 74 | 16 | 21 |
| F. | 61 | 10 | 21 | |
| Measles | M. | — | — | — |
| F. | — | _ | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | M. | :— | — | 2 |
| F. | - | — | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| F. | 6 | 4 | S | |
| Diphtheria | M. | — | — | 1 |
| F. | — | — | 5 | |
| Influenza. | M. | — | 1 | — |
| F, | — | — | 1 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | M. | — | — | 1 |
| F | ||||
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M | — | 1 | 1 |
| F. | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M, | — | 3 | 5 |
| F. | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 3 | 1 | — |
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| F. | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
| Diarrhoea, &c. | M. | 9 | — | — |
| F. | 4 | — | _ | |
| Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | M. | 35 | 1 | — |
| F. | 36 | — | — | |
| Deaths from violence | M. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Other defined diseases | M. | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| F. | 3 | 1 | 3 | |