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Stepney 1916

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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TABLE IV.— Infant Mortality.

1916.

LIME HOUSE 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.
All Causes.Certified285644331442623167
Uncertified....................
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles..............112
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough......11243212
Diphtheria and Croup................11
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis..................
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............1..2
Other Tuberculous Diseases....................
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..............112
Convulsions1........23119
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis..........41229
Pneumonia (all forms)....1..1484825
Diarrhœa..1..129139336
Enteritis....1..1........1
Gastritis....................
Syphilis..1....1........1
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlying1......111....3
Injury at Birth6......6........6
Atelectasis1......1........1
Congenital Malformations1......21....14
Premature Birth1721..20........20
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus..11..26113224
Other causes1..2..3121..7
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis............1..12
Totals285644331442623167