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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

Stoke Newington 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: TABLE II.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1937.Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.

TABLE II.—INFANT MORTALITY, 1937.

Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age.

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----------
Chicken-pox----------
Measles---------—
Scarlet Fever----————— .—
Whooping Cough----------
Diphtheria and Croup-------———
Erysipelas----------
Tuberculous Meningitis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)--------11
Convulsions----------
Laryngitis---------1
Bronchitis-------———
Pneumonia (all forms)---1112—15
Enteritis----—13116
Gastritis----------
Syphilis----------
Rickets---------—
Suffocation overlying---------1
Injurv at Birth21--3————3
Atelectasis3---3————3
Congenital Malformation-----2---2
Premature Birth6---6————6
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus---------—
Other Causes1---1—1——2
Totals121-114461328