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Stepney 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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TABLE IV.—Infant Mortality.

1913.

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
All Causes.Certified161413833273162191157134917
Uncertified
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles............191323
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough..........21317
Diphtheria and Croup............1337
Erysipelas..........311..5
Tuberculous Meningitis............1427
Abdominal Tuberculosis............2259
Other Tuberculous Diseases............1528
Meningitis fnot Tuberculous.)....1..116312
Convulsions..6..231199456
Laryngitis . . . . .,. ...................
Bronchitis2..43911108846
Pneumonia (all forms)16341416302832120
Diarrhoea1....2518504331147
Enteritis21.1262236171899
Gastritis......22....4
Syphilis..1..1392....14
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlying8....5141273137
Injury at Birth15......16........16
Atelectasis143..2201......21
Congenital Malformations23..1712....10
Premature Birth90111061174......121
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus14662283729116111
Other causes2323101255537
161413833273162191157134917

Nett Births
in the year
legitimate, 8,011
illegitimate, 154
Nett Deaths in
the year of
legitimate infants, 860
illegitimate infants, 57
(8)