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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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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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Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
T.B. Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Phthisis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Other forms of T.B. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Meningitis (Non-T.B.) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 |
Diarrhoea, | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Inattention at birth, wilful neglect | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Suffocation (overlaying) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Injury at birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Atelectasis | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 |
Congenital malformation | 6 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 13 |
Premature birth | 5 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Atrophy, debility, marasmus | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Inanition | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Heart failure | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Other causes | 2 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
Totals | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 77 |