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Walthamstow 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: SUMMARY, 1921.Causes of Death of Children under 1 year of age.

SUMMARY, 1921.

Causes of Death of Children under 1 year of age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 Week1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4 Weeks.4 Weeks and under 3 Mths.3 Months and under 6 Mths.6 Months and under 9 Mths.9 Months and under 12 Mths.Total Deaths under One Year.Wards.
St. James Street.High Street.Hoe Street.Wood Street.Hale End.Higham Hill.
All CausesCertified53198109027241814173
Uncertified----------
Influenza1---1----1----1-
Small-Pox—---------------
Chicken-Pox—---------------
Measles-------1122-----
Scarlet Fever----------------
Whooping Cough———111--13—-2--1
Diphtheria and Croup----------------
Erysipelas----------------
Tuberculous Meningitis——————-1—1—-—--1
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b)—---------------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------------
Phthisis----------------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)——————2114——2-2—
Convulsions—2—13—1-1512—-—2
Laryngitis———————-——-——-——
Bronchitis11—24332—1244—211
Influenzal Bronchitis1———1————11-————
Pneumonia (all forms)—————344516641311
Diarrhœa—1—1225321472—311
Enteritis——1—1354316441322
Gastritis——1—1——1—2—————2
Syphilis———————1—1———1——
Rickets—---------------
Inattention at Birth, wilful neglect4———4————4———31—
Suffocation, overlying2———21———31——1—1
Injury at Birth----------------
Atelectasis32—16————6121——2
Congenital Malformations6111931——13213421
Premature Birth32721425———4710714547
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus2531113———143331—4
Other Causes1——1233——813-112
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