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]
This page requires JavaScript
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 |