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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Infantile Mortality during the Year 1906.
Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diphtheria: Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Diarrhœal Diseases. | Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 46 | |
| Enteritis, Muco Enteritis, Gastro Enteritis | ... | ... | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 49 | ||
| Gastritis, Gastro-intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 7 | ||
| . Premature Birth | 21 | .1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | ||
| Wasting Diseases. | Congenital Defects | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 37 | ||
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 7 | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Convulsions | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 19 | ||
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 23 | ||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 24 | ||
| Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ||
| Other Causes | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 11 | ||
| 39 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 68 | 40 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 301 | |||
| Births in the year | legitimate 2,089 | Population, estimated to middle of 1906 - 51,075 | |||||||||||||||||
| illegitimate 45 | Deaths in the year of | legitimate infants 294 | |||||||||||||||||
| Deaths from all Causes at all Ages, 976. | illegitimate infants 7 | ||||||||||||||||||