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Shoreditch 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE IV.
INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH DURING THE YEAR
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 Month. I | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6 9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | ||||||||||
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Smallpox | |||||||||||
| Chickcn-pox | |||||||||||
| Measles ......... | 8 | ||||||||||
| Scarlet fever | |||||||||||
| Whooping cough | 1 | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria and croup | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Erysipelas | |||||||||||
| Tuberculous meningitis | |||||||||||
| Abdominal tuberculosis (b) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Other tuberculous diseases | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Convulsions | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Laryngitis | |||||||||||
| Bronchitis | 1 | l | |||||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | l | l | |||||||||
| Diarrhœa | 1 | ||||||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | ||||||||||
| Gastritis | 1 | ||||||||||
| Syphilis | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Rickets | |||||||||||
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Injury at birth | 1 | ||||||||||
| Atelectasis | 1 | ||||||||||
| Congenital malformations (c) | l | ||||||||||
| Premature birth | |||||||||||
| Atrophy, Debility and marasmus | 1 | ||||||||||
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Nett Births in the year.—Legitimate, 2,825; illegitimate, 101. Nett Deaths
in the year of legitimate infants, 290 ; illegitimate infants, 11.