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Hackney 1905

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1905

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The following table gives the causes of deaths of infants under one year old:—

Cause of Death.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1-2 Months.2-3 Months.3-4 Months.4-5 Months.5-6 Months.6-7 Months.7-8 Months.8-9 Months.9-10 Months.10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under 1 Year.
Common Infectious Diseases—
Small-pox..................................
Chicken-pox..................................
Measles1......1......1..1....19720
Scarlet Fever......................2....1..3
Diphtheria: Croup..............................11
Whooping Cough......111..12112753327
Diarrhœal Diseases—
Diarrhœa, all forms....112182311151520112916159184
Enteritis (not Tuberculous)1....23..41418..812..32
Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh....2..2....1..1..1........5
Wasting Diseases—
Premature Birth674237641..................81
Congenital Defects235123131..11......1....38
Injury at Birth7..1..8......................8
Want of Breast-milk..........22..................4
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus20125340291182..1..1......92