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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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96 died before they were a year old, which is equivalent to an infantile
mortality of 165 per 1,000 births; if the 15 deaths of infants who died immediately
after birth and before the first visit was made were excluded, the infantile motality
for the area would be 139 per 1,000 births.
Infantile mortality in the area where the Health Visitor works, together with that for the Limehouse district and for the Whole Borough:—
| Area. | Limehouse District. | Whole of the Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 126 | 197 | 155 |
| 1903 | 161 | 165 | 141 |
| 1904 | 212 | 208 | 158 |
| 1905 | 145 | 163 | 142 |
| 1906 | 178 | 168 | 136 |
| 1907 | 142 | 131 | 119 |
| 1908 | 190 | 171 | 130 |
| 1909 | 114 | 133 | 118 |
| 1910 | 198 | 137 | 113 |
| 1911 | 165 | 189 | 129 |
Marasmus and convulsions were responsible for 25 deaths; Diarrhoea for 22,
and Measles for 5 deaths.
165 mothers were employed in factories, &c., and 127 were engaged as outworkers.
It will be observed that nearly 50 per cent. of the mothers are not engaged
exclusively in domestic duties.
Factories, &c., where the mothers were employed:—
| Jam, confectionery, &c | 66 |
| Rope and sack making | 44 |
| Tobacco factory | 3 |
| Tinplate machinists | 10 |
| Rag sorting | 6 |
| Bottle washing | 4 |
| Fish cleaning | 10 |
| Hawking flowers | 6 |
| Charing and office cleaning | 10 |
| Boot finishing | 1 |
| Gut scraping | 1 |
| Artificial flower making | 2 |
| Ironers in laundry | 2 |
| Total | 165 |