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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 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: TABLE 4.-INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OP AGE, 1955

TABLE 4.-INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OP AGE, 1955

Cause of DeathAGE AND SEXTotal under 1 year.
Under 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeks1-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 months
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
Bronchitis----------11--1-21
Atalectasis22--------------22
Congenital Malformation1-------1--1----21
Premature Birth89--1-----------99
Other Causes1-----1--11111--43
TOTALS1211--1-1-11231111916

Table: TABLE 5.- CANCER DEATHS LOCATION OP THE DISEASE

TABLE 5.- CANCER DEATHS LOCATION OP THE DISEASE

Parts of Body AffectedAgesUnder 1515-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475 and upwardsTotal
SexMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
Buccal Cavity and Pharynx1-------2-31-271134
Digestive Organs and Peritoneum--------335265321712
Lungs Bronchus-----12174162224254917
Other Repiratory Organs------------------
Uterus-------1-1-1---1-4
Other Female Genital Organs-------2-2-4-1---9
Breast-----2-3-8-4-3-3-23
Male Genital Organs----------1-3-5-9-
Urinary Organs----------12224377
Leukaemia and Aleukaemia1--11------111--33
Brain and other parts of Nervous System----11-1-2111---35
Other or Unspecified Organs1-1-2-2156511141664318
TOTALS3-1144491726321946223721144102