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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
West Ham 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD—TABLE V.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1 to 2 Weeks. | 2 to 3 Weeks. | 3 to 4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1 to 2 Months. | 2 to 3 Months. | 3 to 4 Months. | 4 to 5 Months. | 5 to 6 Months. | 6 to 7 Months. | 7 to 8 Months. | 8 to 9 Months. | 9 to 10 Months. | 10 to 11 Months. | 11 to 12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Certified | 159 | 40 | 47 | 38 | 284 | 110 | 70 | 53 | 60 | 41 | 38 | 54 | 33 | 46 | 41 | 33 | 863 | |
| Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Common Infectious Diseases— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 4 | |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 31 | |
| Diarrhœal Diseases— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 73 | |
| Enteritis, Muco - Enteritis, Gastro-Enteritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 | |
| Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ||
| Wasting Diseases— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 63 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 94 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 105 | |
| Congenital Defects | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 52 | |
| Injury at Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Want of Breast-milk,Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 66 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 108 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 2 | 185 | |
| Tuberculous Diseases— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | |
| Other Causes— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | |
| Convulsions | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | l | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 90 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Pneumonia | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 101 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Other Causes | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 67 | |
| 161 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 286 | 110 | 70 | 53 | 61 | 41 | 38 | 54 | 33 | 46 | 41 | 33 | 866 | ||