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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 5.
I nfant D eaths U nder O ne Y ear of A ge, 1938.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Total | Ages and Sex | Total under 1 year | Wards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 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 | Deaths in Institutions | ||||||||||||
| Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 1 | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| Whooping Cough | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | — | _— | — | 2 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformations, PrematureBirths | 43 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Other defined causes | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 14 | |
| AllCauses | 94 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 41 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 62 |
| Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 live births | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 51 | 67 | 53 | 39 | 83 | 21 | 53 | 35 | 76 | — |