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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 1909
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1909 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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TABLE V (b). District—South West Bethnal Green. Infant Mortality during the Year 1909 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 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| i. Common Infectious Diseases | |||||||||||||||||
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 7 |
| ii Diarrhœal Diseases | |||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 37 |
| Enteritis, Mucoenteritis, Gastroenteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 23 |
| Gastritis, Gastrointestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| iii. Wasting Diseases | |||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 23 | 3 | 3 | ... | 29 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33 |
| Congenital Defects | 15 | 2 | ... | 2 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 28 |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 30 |
| iv. Tuberculous Diseases | |||||||||||||||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis, Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| v. Other Causes | |||||||||||||||||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Rickets | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 |
| Convulsions | l | 2 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 12 | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| Other Causes | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 |
| 46 | 7 | 9 | 72 | 35 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 288 |
Births in the Year, 2,027. Deaths in the year of infants, 288.
Population (estimated to middle of 1909) 65,313. Deaths from all Causes, at all Ages, 2,197.