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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Infant Mortality and Deaths of Children under 5 years.
The following
| Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths under 1 year | M. | 79 | 3 | |
| F. | 56 | 2 | ||
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | 0-1 | 1—2 | 2—6 |
| ALL CAUSES | M. | 82 | 26 | 15 |
| F. | 58 | 24 | 12 | |
| Measles | M. | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| F. | 3 | 11 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | M. | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | 1 | 2 | — |
| F. | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Diphtheria | M. | 2 | 3 | |
| F. | — | 2 | 2 | |
| Influenza | M. | — | — | — |
| F. | — | — | 1 | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | M. | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M. | — | — | 1 |
| F. | _ | 1 | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M. | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| F. | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | M. | — | — | 1 |
| F. | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 1 | — | — |
| F. | 2 | — | — | |
| Pneumonia (all forms). | M. | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| F. | 15 | 5 | 1 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | — | 1 | — |
| F. | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhoea, &c | M. | 14 | 2 | — |
| F. | 5 | — | — | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M. | — | — | 1 |
| F. | — | — | _ | |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M. | 1 | — | — |
| F. | — | — | 1 | |
| Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | M. | 30 | 2 | — |
| F | 21 | 1 | — | |
| Deaths from violence | M. | — | — | 2 |
| F. | 2 | — | 1 | |
| Other defined diseases | M. | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| F. | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Causes ill-defined or unknown | M. | — | — | — |
| F. | 1 | — | — | |