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.
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. | 0-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Certified | 37 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 58 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 184 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 51 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 6 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Congenital Malformations (c) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | |
Premature Birth | 23 | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 25 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 | 3 | .. | .. | 22 | |
Atelectasis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Injury at Birth | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | • • | .. | .. | 4 | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Eickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | |
Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 7 | |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | |
Suffocation, overlaying | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Other causes | .. | .. | l | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | |
37 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 58 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 184 |
Nett Births in ( legitimate, 1,658 Nett Deaths in I legitimate infants, 996
the year ( illegitimate, 63 the year of i illegitimate infants, 20