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East Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 5.
Infant Deaths Under One Year of Age, 1937.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Total | Ages and Sex | Total under 1 year | Wards | Deaths in Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Manor Park | Little Ilford | Wood-grange | Plashet | Kensington | Castle | Central | Wall End | Great-field | South | |||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||||||||
| Cancer | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Influenza | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| Congenital Debility and Malformations, Premature Births | 50 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 28 |
| Other defined causes | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
| All Causes | 95 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 54 |
| Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 live births | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 48 | 68 | 50 | 40 | 52 | 47 | 40 | 41 | 36 | — |