Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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TABLE IV.—Infant Mortality.
1912.
BOROUGH OF STEPNEY.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Certified | 203 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 309 | 173 | 192 | 146 | 126 | 946 | |
Uncertified | |||||||||||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | 23 | 31 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 51 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
Convulsions | 10 | 5 | .. | 3 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | .. | 43 | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Bronchitis | .. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 46 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 128 | |
Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 55 | 29 | 22 | 134 | |
Enteritis | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Syphilis | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .. | 17 | |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Suffocation, overlying | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | |
Injury at Birth | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | |
Atelectasis | 10 | 2 | .. | 1 | 13 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | |
Congenital Malformations | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 17 | |
Premature Birth | 135 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 173 | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 184 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 119 | |
Other causes | 6 | 4 | 4 | .. | 14 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40 | |
203 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 309 | 173 | 192 | 146 | 126 | 946 | ||
Nett Births in the year | legitimate | 8,399 | Nett Deaths in the year of | legitimate infants | 910 | ||||||
illegitimate | 180 | illegitimate infants | 36 |