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Shoreditch 1924
[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 1924.
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 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 221 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping cough | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous meningitis | ... | ... | .... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Abdominal tuberculosis (b) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | |
| Convulsions | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 18 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 54 | |
| Diarrhoea | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Enteritis | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Gastritis | ... | • • • | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Syphilis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | 5 | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 3 | • • • | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Congenital | malformations (c) | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 |
| Premature birth | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 35 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| V Marasmus | 5 | 2 | ... | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ... | 22 | |
| Other causes | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 46 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 40 | 221 | ||
Nett Births in the year.—Legitimate, 2,471 ; illegitimate, 57. Nett Deaths
in the year of legitimate infants, 212 ; illegitimate infants, 9.