Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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TABLE IV.—Infant Mortality.
1911.
LIMEHOUSE DIVISION.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under
One Year of Age.
Cause or 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 One Year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All Causes. | Certified | 44 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 78 | 63 | 77 | 60 | 65 | 343 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 83 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 32 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Congenital Malformations (c) | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Premature Birth | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 49 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 41 | |
Atelectasis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Injury at Birth | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Convulsions | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .. | 16 | |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 34 | |
Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | |
Other causes | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
44 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 78 | 63 | 77 | 60 | 65 | 343 |
Nett Births ( legitimate, 1,766
in the year ) illegitimate, 41
Nett Deaths in ( legitimate infants, 1,176
the year of I illegitimate infants, 16