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Shoreditch 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE IV.
INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH OF SHORED1TCH
during the year 1913.
Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under One Year of Age
(
| CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Monts. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes. | Certified | 70 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 131 | Ill | 105 | 99 | 84 | 530 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping-cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Tuberculosis Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (b) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 35 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 72 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 94 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 42 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 5 | 2 | 2 | ... | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ... | 25 | |
| Injury at birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Atelectasis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Congenital Malformations (c) | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Premature birth | 44 | 8 | 5 | ... | 57 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 65 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 78 | |
| Other causes | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 | ||
| 76 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 131 | 111 | 105 | 99 | 84 | 530 | ||
Nett Births in the year—Legitimate 3,323, illegitimate 70. Nett Deaths in the
year of legitimate infants 514, illegitimate infants 14.