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.
ST. GEORGES DIVISION.
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 One Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | 24 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 64 | 56 | 51 | 67 | 268 |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 72 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Congenital Malformations (c) | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 6 | |
| Premature Birth | 14 | 3 | .. | l | 18 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 21 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 6 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 38 | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | |
| Injury at Birth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Syphilis | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | • • | 1 | 2 | |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | .. | 1 | 14 | |
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | |
| Other causes | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | |
| 24 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 54 | 56 | 51 | 67 | 268 | ||
Nett Births legitimate, 1,530
in the year illegitimate, 40
Nett Deaths in legitimate infants, 839
the year of illegitimate infants, 15