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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 4.
Infant Deaths Under One. Year of Age, 1945.
| 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 | 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 | |||||||||||||
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Diarrhoea, etc. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformations, Premature Births | 31 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 22 |
| Other defined causes | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| All causes | 63 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 43 |