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Shoreditch 1923
[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 1923.
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. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9—12 Months. | Total Deaths under 1 Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Certified | 57 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 89 | 46 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 232 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Abdominal tuberculosis (b) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 43 | |
| Diarrhœa | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Enteritis | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Congenital malformations (c) | 5 | 2 | ... | 8 | 5 | 2 | ... | 1 | 16 | ||
| Premature birth | 36 | 4 | 3 | ... | 43 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 48 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | |
| Other causes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21 | |
| 57 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 89 | 46 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 232 | ||
Nett Births in the year.—Legitimate, 2,729; illegitimate, 103. Nett Deaths
in the year of legitimate infants, 222; illegitimate infants, 10.