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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 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH OF CHILDREN UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1950

CAUSES OF DEATH OF CHILDREN UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1950

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 monthsTotal deaths under 1 year.St. James St.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Hale End.Higham Hill.Total.
Influenza-----------------
Measles-----------------
Whooping Cough-----------------
Diphtheria-----------------
Phthisis-----------------
Other forms of T.B.1---1----1-1--—-1
T.B. Meningitis-----------------
Meningitis (Non-T.B.)-----------------
Convulsions-----------------
Bronchitis—---—-—1-1-1--—-1
Pneumonia221—51—1291111149
Diarrhoea1—--1-1——2-—1-1—2
Syphilis-----------------
Rickets-----------------
Inattention at birth, wilful neglect-----------------
Suffocation (overlaying)-----------------
Injury at birth2--------------12
Atelectasis8—--8-———8-1-3228
Congenital malformation1—1-2-—114111—1—4
Premature birth12—--12-———1232-12412
Atrophy, debility, marasmus2---2----2----112
Inanition-----------------
Heart failure-----------------
Other causes——--—-——11—1----1
Totals2922—33113442584581242