Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table IV.—I nfant M ortality.
1925. Net Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks & under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months pnd under 12 months | Total Deaths under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | l | l |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | l | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | l |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Convulsions | ... | 1 | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | 11 |
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 6 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation (overlying) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at birth | 1 | l | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | l | l | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Premature birth | 15 | l | 2 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Other Causes | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Totals | 19 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 78 |