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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

Bethnal Green 1919

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1919

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Table: Infantile Mortality 1919. Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year.

Infantile Mortality 1919. Deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year.

Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks & under 3 months.3 months & under 6 months.6 months & under 9 months.9 months & under 12 months.Total Deathsunder 1 year.
All Causes—
Certified521711119138362726218
Uncertified..............................
Small Pox..............................
Chicken Pox..............................
Measles..................1135
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough.....................123
Diphtheria and Croup.....................1...1
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis.....................112
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases...............1...1...2
Meningitis (not tuberculous)......1...1...2...14
Convulsions5.........5111...8
Laryngitis........................11
Bronchitis...............4...127
Pneumonia (all forms)...2...13545623
Diarrhœa...1......113...27
Enteritis...1135101712751
Gastritis..............................
Syphilis1...3...421......7
Rickets..............................
Suffocation (overlying)...............1.........1
Injury at Birth1.........1............1
Atelectasis52......7............7
Congenital Malformations11......231......6
Premature Birth345624631......50
Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus...4...3731......11
Other Causes51129443121
Totals521711119138362726218