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