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Stepney 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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TABLE IV.—Infant Mortality.

1912.

MILE END 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.
AllCauses.Certified9113161013358665338348
Uncertified
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox............1....1
Measles................55
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough..........3210318
Diphtheria and Croup............1..12
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis..............213
Abdominal Tuberculosis................11
Other Tuberculous Diseases............12..3
Meningitis (not Tubereulous)............2248
Convulsions82..11134....18
Laryngitis............1....1
Bronchitis..2114421112
Pneumonia (all forms)1..1..2911151350
Diarrhœa..11353169235
Enteritis..1....133119
Gastritis....................
Syphilis....2..2113..7
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlying3..11576....18
Injury at Birth8......8........8
Atelectasis51....61......7
Congenital Malformations11l..321....6
Premature Birth61552735......78
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus5..12816125142
Other causes2..3..5123516
9413161013358665338348
Nett Births in the yearlegitimate3,425Nett Deaths in the year oflegitimate infants35
illegitimate50illegitimate infants13

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