Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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APPENDIX 10. Table shows Infantile Deaths (Under 1 year of age)
Cause | Number of Deaths |
---|---|
Cerebro-spinal fever | 1 |
Whooping Cough | 4 |
Respiratory tuberculosis | 1 |
Influenza | 2 |
Bronchitis | 5 |
Pneumonia | 14 |
Other Resp. diseases | 1 |
Diarrhoea | 11 |
Prematurity | 31 |
Congenital malformations ) | |
Birth injury, infant deseases ) | 37 |
Other violent causes | 2 |
All other causes | 2 |
Total (all causes) | 111 |