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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
Chingford 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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Deaths of Infants under 1 year:
Mals Female Total
Legitimate 3 3 6
Illegitimate 0 0 0
Total 6
Death rate of infants under 1 year (per 1,000 live births) 53.6
Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis under age 2 years 0
Maternal deaths 1
Causes of Death as given by the Registrar General for the Year 1949
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Cerebrospinal Fever | 0 | ||
| Cancer (all forms) | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Intracranial vascular lesions | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Heart Disease | 16 | 11 | 27 |
| Other Diseases of Circulatory System | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Digestive Diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Influenza | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nephritis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Infantile Paralysis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | |||
| Birth Injuries | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Infantile Diseases | |||
| Maternal Causes | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Premature Birth | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Suicide | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| All other causes | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Totals | 51 | 52 | 103 |