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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
Ilford 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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TABLE V.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1909. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i. | Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| ii. | Diarrhœal Diseases. | Diarrhœa, all forms | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Enteritis, Muco-enteritis, Gastro-enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | ||
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| iii. | Wasting Diseases. | Premature Birth | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Congenital Defects | 6 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 3 | - | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | — | 16 | ||
| Injury at Birth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | ||
| iv. | Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Tubercu'ous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| v. | Other Causes. | Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Convulsions | 3 | 5 | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | - | — | — | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | — | 12 | ||
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| Other Causes | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| Total | 37 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 112 | ||