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Stoke Newington 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington]
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TABLE II.—INFANT MORTALITY.
NETT DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES AT VARIOUS AGES UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 1917.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ccrebro - spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Chicken Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis (not Tuber | ||||||||||
| culous) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformation | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 16 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Other causes | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Totals | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 66 |