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 |