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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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. | |
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All Causes. | Certified | 39 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 46 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 236 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Convulsions | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | 14 | |
Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | |
Diarrhoea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 58 | |
Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | , . | .. | .. | |
Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | |
Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . .1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Suffocation, overlying | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 11 | |
Injury at Birth | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
Atelectasis | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | |
Congenital Malformations | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
Premature Birth | 22 | 1 | 3 | .. | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | |
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | .. | 30 | |
Other causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | |
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Totals | 39 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 46 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 236 | |
Nett Births
in the year
legitimate, 1,743
illegitimate, 18
Nett Deaths in
the year of
legitimate infants, 230
illegitimate infants, 6