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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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T able 5.— INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 1949.
| Cause of Death. | Total deaths. | Age and Sex. | Total under 1 year. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 week. | 1—2 weeks. | 2—3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | 1—3 months. | 3—6 months. | 6—9 months. | 9—12 months. | ||||||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Bronchitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Measles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Premature Births | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
| Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 14 | 7 |
| Other Causes | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 48 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | —• | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 19 |