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Stepney 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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TABLE IV.—Infant Mortality.

1914.

MILE END DIVISION.

Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under

One Year of Age.

Cause or 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.
All Causes.Certified8326241715067545854383
Uncertified
Small-pox....................
Clicken-pox....................
Measles............11810
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough............22513
Diphtheria and Croup..............2..2
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis............2428
Abdominal Tuberculosis............1..12
Other Tuberculous Diseases............2114
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..............213
Convulsions......310443122
Laryngitis......11........1
Bronchitis....314942120
Pneumonia (all forms)..3238665833
Diarrhoea..12141618261882
Enteritis....415121211
Gastritis........11......2
Syphilis....3..33..118
Hickets....................
Suffocation, overlying1......1731..12
Injury at Birth6......6........6
Atelectasis9111121......13
Congenital Malformations21....3..1116
Premature Birth4910316341....68
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus935421851136
Other causes33118324219
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis........'......112
Totals8326241715067545854383

Nett Births in
the year
legitimate, 3,151
illegitimate, 56
Nett Deaths in
the year of
legitimate infants, 369
illegitimate infants, 14