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Shoreditch 1926
[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 1926.
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 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 167 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Scarlet fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Whooping cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Diphtheria and Croup- | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tuberculous meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Abdominal tuberculosis (b) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Other tuberculous diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 5 | |
| Convulsions | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 42 | |
| Diarrhæa | ... | ... | l | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Injury at birth | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| Congenital malformations (c) | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Premature birth | 27 | 6 | 1 | ... | 34 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 38 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 10 | 7 | 1 | ... | 1 | 19 | |
| Other causes | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| 44 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 167 | ||
Nett Births in the year.—Legitimate, 2,446; illegitimate, 70. Nett Deaths in
the year of legitimate infants, 163; illegitimate infants, 4.