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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: SUMMARY. 1938. Causes of Death of Children under 1 year of age.

SUMMARY. 1938. Causes of Death of Children under 1 year of age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 Week12 Weeks2 3 Weeks3 4 WeeksTotal under 4 Weeks4 Weeks and under 3 Months3 Months and under 6 Monthsi 6 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----------------
Diphtheria and Croup----------------
Erysipelas----------------
Tuberculous Meningitis-------1-1------
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------------
Phthisis ..----------------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)---11--1-2------
Convulsions---------3-11---
Laryngitis----------------
Bronchitis-----21--3------
Pneumonia (all forms)---224421133132-4
Diarrhœa-----261-951111-
Enteritis----------------
Gastritis----------------
Syphilis-----1----------
Rickets----------------
Inattention at Birth, wilful neglect----------------
Suffocation, overlaying----------------
Injury at Birth4---4----4-1----
Atelectasis----------------
Congenital Malformations5---52-1-8122-12
Premature Birth12-1-1311--151143--
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus--1-1-1--211----
Inanition----------------
Heart Failurel---------------
Other Causes----1-----------