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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Infant Mortality.
Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age for the whole Borough.
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 | |
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All Causes. | Certified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Diarrhoea | 1 | 3 | 3 | ... | 7 | 29 | 54 | 29 | 24 | 143 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Congenital Malformations | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 11 | |
Premature Birth | 69 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 93 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 97 | |
Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 64 | |
Atelectasis | 11 | 1 | ... | 1 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 14 | |
Injury at Birth | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Convulsions | 7 | 2 | 3 | ... | 12 | 8 | 3 | ... | ... | 23 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | ... | 18 | |
Pneumomia (all forms) | 1 | ... | 2 | l | 4 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 75 | |
Suffocation, overlying | 4 | ... | 1 | l | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | |
Other causes | 3 | 7 | 5 | l | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | |
Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 121 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 195 | 91 | 122 | 72 | 70 | 550 |