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Stepney 1916

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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TABLE IV.— Infant Mortality.

1916.

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 I Month.1-3 Months.3-6 Months.6-9 Months.9-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
All Causes.Certified211026392216101198
Uncertified....................
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles....................
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough......11..1215
Diphtheria and Croup....................
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis............1..23
Abdominal Tuberculosis............1....1
Other Tuberculous Diseases..........1....12
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)..1......1........1
Convulsions11..13112..7
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis..........34..29
Pneumonia (all forms)..........233311
Diarrhœa........1711..10
Enteritis..........1..1..2
Gastritis....................
Syphilis....................
Rickets....................
Suffocation, overlying....................
Injury at Birth4......4........4
Atelectasis11....2........2
Congenital Malformations..........1......1
Premature Birth1471123........23
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus..111344..112
Other causes.......112....14
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis..............1..1
Totals211026392216101198