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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
West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table XV.
St. Mary's Hospital, Plaistow. Deaths under 5 years, 1937.
| Cause of death. | Under one year. | One to five years. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| Pneumonia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Burns | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Hydrocephalus | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Osteomyelitis | — | - | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tuberculous meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Intussusception | 1 | - | — | — | 1 |
| Marasmus | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis, rickets | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Totals | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
Table XVI.
Children's Hospital, Balaam Street, Babies' Ward. Admissions, 1937.
| Condition for which admitted. | Under one year. | Over one year. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Gastro-enteritis, gastritis, constipation | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| Malnutrition and marasmus | 15 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 39 |
| Skin conditions | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| Otorrhoea, mastoid, etc. | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Convulsions, epilepsy | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| Anaemia and debility | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Abscess | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Adenitis | — | - | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Burns | - | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Dentition | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Observation | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| Pyloric stenosis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Rickets | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| Tonsillectomy | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Umbilical hernia | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Other diseases | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Totals | 57 | 31 | 50 | 51 | 189 |