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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 1947
[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 |