London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stoke Newington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE III.—INFANT MORTALITY.
1914. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | t 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | ||||||||||
| Uncertified. | |||||||||||
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping-cough | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Abdominal 4 Tuberculosis (b) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
| Convulsions | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Pneumonia, all forms | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Injury at birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations (c) | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | |
| Premature Birth | 14 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Other causes | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | |
| 27 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 81 | ||