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Stepney 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Infant Mortality.

1917.

BOROUGH OF STEPNEY.

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.Certified116212217176971249192580
Uncertified....................
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles..............2414
Scarlet Fever..............1..1
Whooping Cough..........12..39
Diptheria and Croup............3159
Erysipelas......1111....3
Tuberculous Meningitis............24410
Abdominal Tuberculosis................11
Other Tuberculous Diseases1......1..3..59
Meningitis (not Tuberculous )............1214
Convulsions63......995337
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis..13..41571128
Pneumonia (all forms)21....3212242364
Diarrhoea1131621353323118
Enteritis....................
Gastritis....................
Syphilis....21365....14
Rickets............2....2
Suffocation, overlying21....5631116
Injury at Birth14......14........14
Atelectasis15121191......20
Congenital Malformations7..1..841....13
Premature Birth6075577........77
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus636217292911591
Other causes23..27251924
Ant. Poliomyelitis............1....1
Cerebro Spinal Meningitis............1....1
Totals116212217176971249192580