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Stepney 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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TABLE IV.—Infant Mortality.

1913.

MILE END DIVISION.

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.0-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
AllCauses.Certified7117211512465574854348
Uncertified
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles..............2810
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough..........1..1..2
Diphtheria and Croup..............1..1
Erysipelas..........1......1
Tuberculous Meningitis..............123
Abdominal Tuberculosis................11
Other Tuberculous Diseases................11
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)............1113
Convulsions6..6113534126
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis1..124213..10
Pneumonia (all forms)....22441181340
Diarrhoea......111226181774
Enteritis2..125885531
Gastritis..1......1......1
Syphilis......124......6
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlying21....332....10
Injury at Birth81....9........9
Atelectasis71..210........10
Congenital Malformations121..411....6
Premature Birth35542461......47
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus7551181442..39
Other causes211158....417
7117211512465574854348
Nett Births in the yearlegitimate, 3,271Nett Deaths in the year oflegitimate infants, 322
illegitimate, 56illegitimate infants, 26

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