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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Walthamstow 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: SUMMARY, 1931 . Causes of Death of Children under 1 year of age.

SUMMARY, 1931 . Causes of Death of Children under 1 year of age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 Week1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 4 Weeks4 Weeks and under 3 Months3 Months and under 6 Months6 Months and under 9 Months9 Months and under 12 MonthsTotal Deaths under One Year.Wards.
St. James StreetHigh StreetHoe StreetWood StreetHale EndHigham Hill
Infiuenze----------------
Small Pox----------------
Chicken Pox----------------
Measles----------------
Scarlet Fever----------------
Whooping Cough-----11—57111—13
Diphtheria and Croup--------111-----
Erysipelas----------------
Tuberculous Meningitis—------1—1--———1
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b)----------------
Other Tubereuious Diseases----------------
Phthisis---------------—
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)--------111-————
Convulsions41117112112-31233
Laryngitis—-----------————
Bronchitis—---—1-1—2-——1—1
Pneumonia (all forms)1---1483420-28271
Diarrhœa------11—21———1—
Enteritis------31—4-—2--2
Gastritis----------------
Syphilis----------------
Rickets----------------
Inattention at Birth, wilful neglect----------------
Suffocation, overlaying—---—2———2-1—1-—
Injury at Birth2---2————21—1—-—
Atelectasis4---4————4121---
Congenital Malformations1---1——1—21--1--
Premature Birth20-1-21————21261345
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus13--444—11332-141
Inanition111-3----3——111—
Heart Failure3—--3——1—4—-121-
Other Causes32--51—21941—2—2
Totals407315114181314110161819162219