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 Walthamstow]
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SUMMARY, 1935.
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 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total Deaths under 1 year. | WARDS. | |||||
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St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | |||||||||||
Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chicken-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Phthisis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Convulsions | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | — | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | i | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | - | - | 1 | — | — | - | — | 1 | - |
Enteritis | — | — | — | — | - | 3 | 2 | — | - | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Inattention at Birth, wilful neglect | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Suffocation, overlaying | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Injury at Birth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Atelectasis | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | - | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Congenital malformations | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Premature Birth | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | - | — | — | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
Atrophv, Debilitv, Marasmus | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Inanition | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Heart Failure | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Other causes | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |