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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

Hackney 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: INFANT MORTALITY, 1926.Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under1year of age.

INFANT MORTALITY, 1926.

Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under1year of age.

Cause of Death.Under 24 hrs.1 day to 1 wk.1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months.3 months and under 6 months.6 months and under 9 months.9 months and under 12 months.Total Deaths 1 under 1 year.
Sniall-pox.................................
Chicken-pox.................................
Measles........................123
Scarlet Fever.................................
Whooping Cough.................................
Diphtheria...........................11
Erysipelas...........................11
Tuberculous Meningitis.................................
Other Tuberculous.................................
Diseases Meningitis (noc Tuberculous)........................224
Convulsions.....................1113
Laryngitis.................................
Bronchitis..................41229
Pneumonia (all forms)......11l3111616854
Diarrhœa.........1...1161910147
Enteritis......12141103...18
Gastritis.................................
Syphilis.................................
Rickets.................................
Suffocation (overlying)...11...13............3
Injury at Birth.................................
Atelectasis33.........6............6
Congenital Defects742...1312......16
Premature Birth1714432404.........44
Atrophy, Debility and Marnsmus...2......2445......13
Other Causes2212...731112
2229121178144553618234