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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 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: CAUSES OF DEATH OF CHILDREN UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1952

CAUSES OF DEATH OF CHILDREN UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1952

Under 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal deaths under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal deaths under 1 yearSt. James StreetHigh StreetHoe StreetWood StreetHale EndHigham HillTotal
Influenza-------1-1--1---1
Measles-----------------
Whooping Cough-----------------
Diphtheria------------------
Phthisis-----------------
Other forms of T.B.-----------------
T.B. Meningitis-----------------
Meningitis (Non-T.B.-------1----1---1
Convulsions-----------------
Bronchitis-----1---1--1---1
Pneumonia3---3211-7-1231-7
Diarrhoea-----1---1--1---1
Syphilis-----------------
Rickets-----------------
Inattention at birth, wilful neglect-----------------
Suffocation (Overlaying)1---1-1--2---1--2
Injury at Birth-----------------
Atelectasis3---3----3--1-113
Congenital Malformation21--312-28-1137I8
Premature Birth . .12---12----127.1723212
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus-----------------
Inanition-------------------
Heart Failure----------------
Other Causes1---1----11-----1
Totals221--23543237331097537