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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 5—INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 1944.
| Cause of Death. | Total deaths. | Age and Sex. | Total under 1 year. | Wards. | Deaths in Institutions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Woodgrange. | Plashet. | Kensington. | Castle. | Central. | Wall End. | Greatfield. | South. | |||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||||||||||||
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Pneumonia | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |||
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Congenital Debility and Malformations, Premature Births | 35 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | I | 5 | 1 | 6 | 28 |
| Other Defined Causes | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| All Causes | 59 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | .15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 47 |