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Stepney 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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TABLE IV.—Infant Mortality.

1912.

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.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
AllCauses.Certified3412565734292023163
Uncertified
Small-pox..................
Chicken-pox..................
Measles..........1..37
Scarlet Fever..................
Whooping Cough..........1111
Diphtheria and Croup..................
Erysipelas..................
Tuberculous Meningitis..............11
Abdominal Tuberculosis..................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..2....2..1....3
Convulsions1......13..1..5
Laryngitis..................
Bronchitis......111..5310
Pneumonia (all forms)....1..1241412
Diarrhoea..........5125325
Enteritis..........15....6
Gastritis....................
Syphilis....1..12......3
Pickets..................
Suffocation, overlying21..143....18
Injury at Birth2......2........2
Atelectasis1....12........2
Congenital Malformations1......12......3
Premature Birth24613343......37
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus112..4843322
Other causes22....422....8
3412565734292023163
Nett Births in the yearlegitimate1,623Nett Deaths in the year oflegitim&te infants157
illegitimate62illegitimate infants6

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