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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 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR ENDING 3lst December, 1918.
Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 5-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3 months and under 6 months. | 3 months and under 9 months. | 9 months and under 12 months. | Total deaths under one year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certifled | 14 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 72 |
| Uncertified | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chicken-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | |
| Diarrhoea (104 B. E & F) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
| Enteritis (104 A.C.D&G) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis (30) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (31) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Congenital Malformations (150) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Premature Birth (151a) | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | - | - | - | 18 | |
| Atrophy Debility and Marasmus (151B) | 3 | 4 | - | - | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 12 | |
| Atelectasis (152B) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Injury at Birth (152C) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
| Rickets (36a) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) (61) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Convulsions (71) | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | |
| Gastritis (103a) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Laryngitis (87B) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bronchitis | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) (91 & 92) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other Causes | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 9 | |
| Totals | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 73 | |
Nett Births registered during the calendar year: legitimate 1,008,
illegitimate 46,—total 1,053.
Nett Deaths registered during the calendar year of legitimate
infants 60, illegitimate infants 13—total 73.
Note:-The numbers given in brackets after certain causes of death
indicate the numbers of the corresponding headings in the detailed
international list of causes of death, 1909.