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Walthamstow 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: SUMMARY, 1924.Causes of Death of Children under 1 year of age.

SUMMARY, 1924.

Causes of Death of Children 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 and under 3 Mths.3 Months and under 6 Mths.6 Months and under 9 Mths.9 Months and under 12 Mths.Total Deaths under One Year.Wards.
St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Hale End.Higham Hill.
All CausesCertified4091366828221117146
Uncertified----------
Influenza---------------
Small-Pox----------------
Chicken-Pox----------------
Measles-------2-2-11---
Scarlet Fever----------------
Whooping Cough--1-11111512-11-
Diphtheria and Croup---------------
Erysipelas----------------
Tuberculous Meningitis------1-23---3--
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b)----------------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------------
Phthisis----------------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)----------------
Convulsions1-1-2--1-3---12-
Laryngitis----------------
Bronchitis-11242--1732---2
Pneumonia (all forms)-11241155833665745
Diarrhœa-----12--32--1--
Enteritis--1112-152-21--
Gastritis----------------
Syphilis----------------
Rickets----------------
Inattention at Birth, wilful neglect4---4----41111--
Suffocation, overlying-----11--21-1---
Injury at Birth21--3----3-11--1
Atelectasis61--7----7-11113
Congenital Malformations311-5----5-2-12-
Premature Birth20341285-1-3471102410
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus313-726--15362-13
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis------1-1222----
Encephalitis-------1-1------
Other Causes1-1-243-312122214
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