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