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.—Infant Mortality.
1928. 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 and under 12 months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smallpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Chickenpox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | l | .. | l | 3 |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 |
Convulsions | .. | 1 | .. | .. | l | l | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. | .. | 2 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | l | l | 2 | 3 | 4 | .. | 11 |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | 8 |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Suffocation (overlying) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Injury at birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Atelectasis | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Premature birth | 17 | 4 | .. | .. | 21 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 22 |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | .. | l | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 6 |
Other Causes | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 10 |
Totals | 30 | 9 | .. | 2 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 79 |