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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

Stepney 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: The deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age are shown in the table below:—

The deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age are shown in the table below:—

Cause of DeathUnder 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 CausesCertifiedM.279434311341621125
F.226343522221313105
Uncertified.................................
Small-poxM...............................
F...............................
Chicken-poxM...............................
F...............................
MeaslesM......................189
F.........................33
Scarlet FeverM...............................
F...............................
Diphtheria and CroupM....1......1............1
F......................1...1
Whooping CoughM......................224
F................1...113
DiarrhoeaM...................13...4
F......................1...1...2
EnteritisM................2152120
F..........11355216
Tuberculous MeningitisM...................2...13
F...................1......1
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b)M...............................
F...............................
Other Tuberculous DiseasesM...............................
F...............................
Congenital Malformations (c)M.42...1711......9
F.4...1...511......7
Premature BirthM.103......131.........14
F.15111181.........19
Atrophy, Debility & MarasmusM.1...11331...18
F.11......23.........5
AtelectasisM.4.........41.........5
F.1.........1............1
Injury at BirthM.3.........3............3
F.11......2............2
ErysipelasM...............................
F...............................
SyphilisM...............................
F................11......2
RicketsM...............................
F...............................
Meningitis (not tuberculous)M...................11...2
F.......111...3
ConvulsionsM.1.........1............1
F...................1......1
GastritisM....11...2...1......3
F................1.........1
LaryngitisM...............................
F...............................
BronchitisM....1...12...2...37
F................12...14
Pneumonia (all forms)M.21115266322
F....3115683325
Suffocation, overlyingM...............................
F...............................
Other causesM.2...1...3141211
F................22138
Totals4915777833662934230

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Causes of
death at
age periods.