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Stepney 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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TABLE V WHITECHAPEL DIVISION.
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Common Infectious Diseases. | Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Diphtheria: Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 8 | ||
| Diarrhceal Diseases. | Diarrhœa, all forms | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 34 | ||
| Enteritis, Muco Enteritis, Gastro Enteritis | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ... | 50 | |||
| Gastritis, Gastro - intestinal Catarrh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Wasting Diseases. | Premature Birth | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 28 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28 | |
| Congenital Defects | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | ||
| Injury at Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Want of Breast-milk, Starvation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 36 | ||||
| Tuberculous Diseases. | Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis: Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ||
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ||
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | ||
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 16 | ||
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 17 | ||
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 36 | |||
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | ||
| Other Causes | 3 | 2 | 3 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 14 | ||
| 44 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 79 | 35 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 312 | |||
| Births in the year | legitimate 2,482 | Population, estimated to middle of 1906 | 81 | ,337 | |||||||||||||||
| illegitimate 37 | Deaths in the year of | legitimate infants 297 | |||||||||||||||||
| Deaths from all causes at all ages, 1,305 | illegitimate infants 15 | ||||||||||||||||||