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Stoke Newington 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE II.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1935.
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 week. | 1 to 2 weeks. | 2 to 3 weeks. | 3 to 4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Atelectasis | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Congenital Malformation | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Other Causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Totals | 17 | — | — | 3 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 36 |
Maternal Mortality—During the year no deaths occurred
which were attributed to complications of pregnancy or child birth,
so that the maternal mortality rate for 1935 is nil as compared
with 1.4 per 1,000 total births in 1934.