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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 1927
[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' Table shows the causes of death at the different periods of infant life during the year 1927 :—
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | 0-1 | 1—2 | 2—5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | M. | 71 | 9 | 24 |
| F. | 51 | 19 | 14 | |
| Measles | M. | — | — | 1 |
| F. | — | 1 | 2 | |
| Scarlet Fever | M. | _ | _ | _ |
| F. | _ | 1 | _ | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| F. | 4 | 1 | — | |
| Diphtheria | M. | — | 1 | 4 |
| F. | — | — | 3 | |
| Influenza | M. | — | _ | 1 |
| F | 1 | 2 | _ | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | M. | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M, | — | — | 1 |
| F. | 1 | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M. | 2 | _ | 4 |
| F. | 3 | 3 | — | |
| Diabetes | M. | __ | _ | 1 |
| F. | -_ | _- | - | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 2 | 1 | -_ |
| F. | 1 | 1 | _ | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| F. | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | — | — | 1 |
| F. | — | — | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea, &c. | M. | 4 | - | — |
| F. | 3 | 1 | — | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M. | — | — | 1 |
| F. | — | _ | — | |
| Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | M. | 33 | — | — |
| F. | 26 | — | — | |
| Deaths from violence | M. | 1 | 1 | _ |
| F. | 1 | — | — | |
| Other defined diseases | M. | 13 | — | 2 |
| F. | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Legitimate. Illegitimate.
Number of deaths under 1 year
M. 68 3
F. 47 4