Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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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 |