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Walthamstow 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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TABLE VIII.
| 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 | 11-1? Months | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 69 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 129 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 280 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| COMMON INFECTIOUS DISEASES. | ' Small-Pox | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria; Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 21 | |
| Diarrhoea, all forms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | ||
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh ... | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| WASTING DISEASES." | Premature Birth | 41 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 1 | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 |
| Congenital Defects | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | |
| Injury at Birth | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Want of Breast-milk | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Marasmus | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | I | — | — | 45 | |
| Asthenia: Inanition | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
| TUBERCULOUS DISEASES. | Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tabes Mesenterica . | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Other Tuberculous | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| OTHER CAUSES. " | Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | I | 19 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Pneumonia | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 22 | |
| Suffocation, overlaying | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Other Causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | |
| 69 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 129 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 281 | ||
District (or sub-division) of Walthamstow.
Births in the year
legitimate, 3310.
illegitimate, 59.
Population.
Estimated to middle of 1909,
136,602.
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages. 1205.