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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 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: SUMMARY 1932 Causes of Death of Children under 1 year of age.

SUMMARY 1932 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
Influenza-------------—--
Smallpox----------------
Chickenpox----------------
Measles----------------
Scarlet Fever----------------
Whooping Cough-————1——12--1--1
Diphtheria and Croup----------------
Erysipelas----------------
Tuberculous Meningitis------1--1--1---
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b)----------------
Other Tuberculous Diseases------2--21-1--
Phthisis-------1-1------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)-1—-1—2--3--1-11
Convulsions21115——-16--2121
Laryngitis—-—-———--—-------
Bronchitis-——11——--11-----
Pneumonia (all forms)2—125452218432513
Diarrhoea—-———1———1---1--
Enteritis—1——112—152-21--
Gastritis—1113122—8——3-32
Syphilis2-——2————21----1
Rickets----------------
Inattention at Birth, wilful neglect----------------
Suffocation, overlaying—-—————1—1—---1-
Injury at Birth11——2————2—-2---
Atelectasis311—5————5—1-1-3
Congenital Malformations1-1244———8—11-24
Premature Birth161——17————17612152
Atrophy Debility and Marasmus—-112121171213--
Inanition11——2—1——31———2
Heart Failure3-——3—12—6—221-1
Other Causes—11—211——41111--
Totals3197855141996103171321161521