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.
1936. Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Meningitis (not tubercuous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Convulsions | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | l | l | .. | l | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 7 |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suffocation (overlying) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Injury at birth | 7 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Congenital Malformations | 7 | .. | l | l | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Premature birth | 26 | 2 | .. | .. | 28 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 29 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 7 |
| Other Causes | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 |
| Totals | 49 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 96 |