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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 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH OF CHILDREN UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE

CAUSES OF DEATH OF CHILDREN UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE

Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total deaths 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.St. James St.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Hale End.Higham Hill.Total.
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Measles-----------------
Whooping Cough—--——-11-2-1-——12
Diphtheria-----------------
T.B. Meningitis—--——-1-12-—-1—12
Phthisis-----------------
Other forms of T.B.-----------------
Meningitis (Non-T.B.)—--——-11-2-—-1—12
Convulsions2--—2-—--22—-———2
Bronchitis--1—1-1--2—1-1——2
Pneumonia (all forms)111—364221723214617
Diarrhoea, enteritis—-1—112——4———1214
Syphilis-----------------
Rickets-----------------
Inattention at birth, wilful neglect-----------------
Suffocation (overlaying)-----------------
Injury at birth3--—31———4———1214
Atelectasis11--2----2---11-2
Congenital malformation83-—11321—1722234417
Premature birth22—-—22————2252162622
Atrophy, debility, marasmus11-—2————2—1———12
Inanition-----------------
Heart failure-----------------
Other causes11-—213—281—13128
Totals3973—49121655871210620162387