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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 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: SUMMARY, 1934. Causes of Death of Children under 1 year of age.

SUMMARY, 1934. Causes of Death of Children under 1 year of age.

Cause of DeathUnder Week1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 4 Weeks4 Weeks and under 3 Months3 Months and under 6 Months6 Months and under 9 MonthsMonths and under 12 MonthsTotal Deaths under One Year.Wards .
St. James StreetHigh StreetHoe StreetWood StreetHale EndHigham Hill
Influenza----------------
Smallpox----------------
Chickenpox----------------
Measles-------13-2---11
Scarlet Fever----------------
Whooping Cough----------------
Diphtheria and Croup----------------
Erysipelas------1--1----1-
Tuberculous Meningitis--—---1-1-----1
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b)----------------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------------
Phthisis----------------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)1-——1---122-----
Convulsions39——5-1--63---12
Laryngitis----------------
Bronchitis—1—1----1--1---
Pneumonia (all forms)——2-2343517542114
Diarrhœa----------------
Enteritis——---13--6--1--3
Gastritis----------------
Syphilis—1——1----1---1--
Rickets----------------
Inattention at Birth, wilful neglect----------------
Suffocation, overlaying2—-—2----2-1---1
Injury at Birth----------------
Atelectasis3--—3----3---111
Congenital Malformations4-1-52---71-23-1
Premature Birth91--103---13411151
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1-——114--61--113
Inanition1———1————1-----1
Heart Failure—-—————1—1-----1
Other Causes3-——3—1—l61—2——2
Totals2753—35101571077196981322