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West Ham 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: Table XXVIII. (continued)West Ham. 1937. Causes of deaths in infancy and childhood.

Table XXVIII. (continued)

West Ham. 1937. Causes of deaths in infancy and childhood.

Cause of deathSexTotal under 1 yearOne year and under five yearsTotal under five years
1 and under 2 years2 and under 3 years3 and under 4 years4 and under 5 yearsTotal 1—5 years
SmallpoxM......................
F......................
ChickenpoxM......................
F.....................
MeaslesM..........1...11
F......................
Scarlet feverM......................
F....11......22
Whooping coughM.22.........24
F.3424...1013
DiphtheriaM.......2......22
F.1121...45
InfluenzaM.3...1......14
F......................
ErysipelasM.1...............1
F.1...............1
Meningitis (tuberc.)M....4......266
F....1......122
Tabes mesenterica and tuberc. peritonitisM......................
F......................
Respiratory tuberculosisM..........1...11
F.4...............4
Other tuberculous diseasesM....1.........11
F......................
Meningitis (non-tuberculous)M.3...11...25
F.1...11...23
Nervous diseases (other) Diarrhoea and enteritisM.1...............1
M.283...1...432
GastritisF.16...1......117
M.1...............1
F.1...............1
Hernia and intestinal obstructionM.3...............3
F.2...............2
IcterusM......................
F......................
Umbilical diseasesM......................
F......................
BronchitisM. F.8 4...............8 4
Pneumonia (all forms)M331012...1548
F.18103......1533
Other respiratory diseasesM......................
F.....................
RicketsM......................
F.1...............1
SyphilisM......................
F......................
ConvulsionsM.6...............6
F.2...............2
Congenital malformationsM.9...............9
F.12...1......113
PrematurityM.29...............29
F.30...............30
Injury at birthM.2...............2
F......................
AtelectasisM.7...............7
F.6...............6
Atrophy, debility and marasmusM.11...............11
F22
Found dead in bed (overlaying)M.....................
F......................
SuffocationM.1...1......12
F............111
Violence (other forms)M.2.........113
F.1i.........34
Other defined diseasesM.211...246
F.2...22...46
Ill-definedM......................
F......................
All causesm.1522176741193
f.10718149445152