London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Affecting Children (under five years of age):—
| Accidents | 8 |
| Accidents and Inattention at Birth | 12 |
| Atelectasis | 7 |
| Bronchitis | 3 |
| Burns and Scalds | 12 |
| Congenital Deformity | 1 |
| Convulsions | 35 |
| Diarrhoea | 9 |
| Diphtheria | 3 |
| Gastro-Enteritis | 3 |
| Icterus Neonatorum | 1 |
| Inanition | 2 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | 1 |
| Marasmus | 2 |
| Measles | 9 |
| Meningitis | 2 |
| Middle Ear Disease | 1 |
| Overlying and suffocation in bed with the parents | 37 |
| Pneumonia | 19 |
| Premature births | 14 |
| Respiratory obstruction | 3 |
| Shock from administration of an anaesthetic during an operation | 2 |
| Status Lymphaticus | 3 |
| Tubercular Meningitis | 3 |
| Tuberculosis | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 |
| Septicaemia | 2 |
| Spasm of Glottis | 1 |
The following is a list of the Outlying Institutions and the number of residents who died in them during the year:—
| Battersea Infirmary | 1 |
| Belmont Workhouse | 1 |
| Bethnal Green Infirmary | 7 |
| Bromley House Institution | 42 |
| Brompton Hospital | 23 |
| Central London Throat and Ear Hospital | 1 |
| Children's Hospital, Great Ormond Street | 9 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 1 |