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.
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. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Certified | 91 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 133 | 58 | 66 | 53 | 38 | 348 | |
Uncertified | |||||||||||
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 18 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | |
Meningitis (not Tubereulous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Convulsions | 8 | 2 | .. | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 18 | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Bronchitis | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 50 | |
Diarrhœa | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 35 | |
Enteritis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Syphilis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .. | 7 | |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Suffocation, overlying | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | .. | .. | 18 | |
Injury at Birth | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
Atelectasis | 5 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 | |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | l | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | |
Premature Birth | 61 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 73 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 78 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 5 | .. | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 42 | |
Other causes | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |
94 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 133 | 58 | 66 | 53 | 38 | 348 | ||
Nett Births in the year | legitimate | 3,425 | Nett Deaths in the year of | legitimate infants | 35 | ||||||
illegitimate | 50 | illegitimate infants | 13 |
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