Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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