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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 1929
[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 1929:—
| Causes of Death. | Sex. | Under 1 year | 1—2 | 2—5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CAUSES | M. | 64 | 6 | 23 |
| F. | 60 | 11 | 31 | |
| Measles | M. | – | – | _ |
| F. | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | M. | – | – | – |
| F. | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | M. | 5 | 1 | – |
| F. | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Diphtheria | M. | – | – | 6 |
| F. | – | 1 | 12 | |
| Influenza | M. | – | 1 | – |
| F. | – | – | – | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | M. | 1 | – | – |
| F. | 1 | – | – | |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | M. | – | – | – |
| F | – | – | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M. | – | 1 | |
| F. | – | – | 1 | |
| Cancer | M. | – | – | — |
| F. | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | M. | – | – | 1 |
| F. | – | – | – | |
| Bronchitis | M. | 2 | – | – |
| F. | – | – | 2 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M. | 9 | 2 | 8 |
| F. | 12 | 6 | 3 | |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | M. | 1 | – | 1 |
| F. | – | – | - | |
| Diarrhoea, &c. | M. | 9 | – | - |
| F. | 9 | – | - | |
| Appendicitis | M. | – | – | 1 |
| F. | – | – | – | |
| Nephritis | M. | – | – | 1 |
| F. | – | – | _ | |
| Congenital debility and malformation, premature birth | M. | 29 | – | 1 |
| F. | 24 | – | – | |
| Deaths from violence | M | – | – | – |
| F. | – | 1 | – | |
| Other defined diseases | M. | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| F. | 7 | 1 | 3 |
Legitimate. Illegitimate.
Number of deaths under 1 year M 62 2
F 58 2