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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
Bethnal Green 1907
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1907 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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TABLE V. (b) District—South West Bethnal Green. Infantile Mortality During the Year 1907. Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under one 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 one Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes Certified | 59 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 95 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 308 |
| Uncertified | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| i. Common Infectious Diseases | |||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | |
| ii Diarrhœal Diseases Diarrhcea, all forms | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 20 |
| Enteritis, Mueo-enteritis, Gastroenteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 14 |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 7 |
| iii. Wasting Diseases Premature Birth | 30 | 8 | 2 | ... | 40 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43 |
| Congenital Defects | 12 | 1 | 3 | ... | 16 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 23 |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Want of Breaat-milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | l | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 31 |
| iv. Tuberculous Diseases Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis, Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 5 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 8 |
| v. Other Causes Erysipelas | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 |
| Convulsions | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Laryngitis | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 45 | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | 5 | 1 | ... | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| Other Causes | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 11 |
| 61 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 97 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 310 |
Population (estimated to middle of 1907,) G5,115.
Deaths from all causes at all ages 1,178.