London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Heston and Isleworth 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under 1 Year of
| Under 1 week | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 mts. | 3 mts. and under 6m | 6 mts and under 9 mts. | 9 mts. and under 12 mts. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 6 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Smallpox | ||||||||||
| Chickenpox | ||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | |||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | ||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria and Croup | ||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ||||||||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ||||||||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Convulsions | ||||||||||
| Laryngitis | ||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Diarrhoea | ||||||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Gastritis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Syphilis | ||||||||||
| Riokets | ||||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | ||||||||||
| Injury at Birth | ||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| Premature Birth | 1 | 15 | ||||||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Other Causes | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | ||||||
| 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 57 |
Nett Births
Legitimate 980
Illegitimate 40
Nett Deaths
Legitimate infants 54
Illegitimate infants 3