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Walthamstow 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Local Government Board Form.]
TABLE V.
| Causes of Deaths. | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 75 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 127 | 41 | 35 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 379 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| COMMON INFEC- . TIOUS DISEASES. | Small-Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Diphtheria; Croup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | |
| DIARRHEAL | DISEASES. | Diarrhoea, all forms | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | __ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
| Enteritis (not Tuberculous ) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | _ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | |
| WASTING DISEASES." | Premature Birth | 47 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 64 |
| Congenital Defects | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | |
| Injury at Birth | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Want of Breast-milk | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | _ | 2 | — | — | 42 | |
| Inanition | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 21 | |
| TUBERCULOUS DISEASES. | Tuberculous Meningitis Tuberculous Peritonitis: | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Tabes Mesenterica . | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | |
| Erysipelas | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Syphilis | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Meningitis | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | ||
| Bronchitis | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | I | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Pneumonia | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 41 | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Other Causes | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 25 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 84 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 147 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 351 | |||
District (or sub-division) of Walthamstow.
legitimate, 3426.
illegitimate, 56.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 1258.
Births in the year
Population.
Estimated to middle of 1908,
131,486.