London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 7 - INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 19514
| Cause of Death | AGE AND SEX | Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformation | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Premature Births | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 |
| Other Causes | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 11 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | |