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Stepney 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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TABLE IV.—Infant Mortality.

1911.

WHITECHAPEL 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.0-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
All Causes.Certified3741015834323030184
Uncertified....................
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles..............347
Scarlet Fever....................
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Whooping Cough............1..26
Diarrhoea..........121612751
Enteritis............2..16
Tuberculous Meningitis................11
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b)....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases....................
Congenital Malformations (c)........521....9
Premature Birth23......241......25
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1......773....22
Atelectasis3......4........4
Injury at Birth3......4..• •....4
Erysipelas...................
Syphilis................12
Eickets................11
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)................13
Convulsions........4..2....7
Gastritis....................
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis..........121..4
Pneumonia (all forms)........2454924
Suffocation, overlaying2..1..31......4
Other causes....l..12....14
3741015834323030184

Nett Births in ( legitimate, 1,658 Nett Deaths in I legitimate infants, 996
the year ( illegitimate, 63 the year of i illegitimate infants, 20