[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham County Borough 1918].

  • West Ham (London, England). County Borough
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[1919]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham County Borough 1918]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INFANTILE MORTALITY. 1 Cause of Death Under 1 week 1—2 weeks ■ 2—3 weeks \ 3—4 weeks Total under 1 month ]—3 months 3—6 months 6—9 months 9—T2 months Total deaths* 1 under 1 year 1 Small-pox Dhicken-pox • • • . . . • . . ... j 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ... • • • Measles ... ... ... • • • • * * . . » • • • 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 14 18 Scarlet Fever ... ... ... ... 4 4 - ... ••• .... ... Diphtheria • • • • • . • • • .. ... 1 1 2 4 Whooping Cough • • . . . . . • . ... ■■■ i 7 8 12 13 40 Diarrhoea • • • ... ... I ... & 6 1 10 9 2 27 Enteritis, Colitis 1 1 •> 15 31 21 18 87 Tuberculous Meningitis 9 7 4 3 16 Abdominal Tuberculosis' ... ... 1 1 1 ... 3 Other Tuberculous Disease • • • . . . • • • 1 1 2 Congenital Malformation 7 o —J 2 3 14 6 2 O -j 1 25 Premature Birth 57 16 4 2 79 10 3 ... 92 Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus 34 14 . 10 j 5 63 19 13 4 1 100 Atelectasis 9 ■ • • ... • . . 9 , , . ... ... ... 9 Injury at Birth... • * . . 1 4 4 • 1 ! ... 4 4 4 4 4 4 I • • - 1 Erysipelas i * • • • . . . . . • • • 4 4 • 4 4 4 1 4 4 4 1 Syphilis... 1 • • • . 4 . j • • • 1 9 4 1 1 9 Rickets ... ... ... 2 4 4 4 ... 1 3 Meningitis (not Tuberculous) 1 9 9 1 1 6 Convulsions I 2 1 • • • ... O O 1 1 4 4> 2 14 Gastritis. ! .., • • • 1 ... 1 2 3 1 2 9 Laryngitis 1 ••• • » • • • 4 I ... • 4 4 ! - * 4 4 • 4 4 4 Bronchitis i 2 1 1 5 18 13 10 13 59 Pneumonia, all forms ... ... 3 o O 21 24 29 45 122 Overlaying i 1 1 1 4 2 • 4 4 9 u 8 Other Causes 1 2 • • . 1 1 1 4 6 9 13 ! 13 | ;45 Totals .... 114 37 99 . 16 189 122 i 136 122 132 700 Illegitimate Births—262. Illegitimate Deaths — 49.
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