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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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42.
CAUSES OF DEATH
| Cause of Death | Under 1 week | 102 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks & under 3 months | 3 months & under 6 months | 6 months & under 9 months | 9 months & under 12 months | Total Deaths under one Year | St.James Street | High Street | Hoe Street | Wood Street | Hale End | Higham Hill | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | |||||||||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Diphtheria | |||||||||||||||||
| T.B.Ueningitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Abdominal Meningitis | |||||||||||||||||
| Other T.B.Diseases | |||||||||||||||||
| Phthisis | |||||||||||||||||
| Meningitis (Non-tuberoular) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Pneumonia (All forms) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Enteritis | |||||||||||||||||
| Gastritis | |||||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | |||||||||||||||||
| Ri cket s | |||||||||||||||||
| Inattention at birth, w.n. | |||||||||||||||||
| Suffocation - (Overlaying) | |||||||||||||||||
| Injury at birth | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Atelectasis | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| Premature Birth | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| Atrophy,Debility,Marasmus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Inanition | |||||||||||||||||
| Heart failure | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Other causes | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 71 |