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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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SUMMARY, 1936. 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 One Year. | Wards. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | St. James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | j Higham Hill | |||||||||||
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chickenpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Convulsions | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Inattention at Birth, wilful neglect | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation, overlaying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Inanition | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Heart Failure | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 20 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 72 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 14 |