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Stepney 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Infant Mortality.

LIMEHOUSE 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. (Certified....................
Uncertified....................
Small-pox....................
Chicken-pox....................
Measles............1....1
Scarlet Fever....................
Whooping Cough..........135110
Diphtheria and Croup..........11..13
Erysipelas....................
Tuberculous Meningitis..........111..3
Abdominal Tuberculosis....................
Other Tuberculous Diseases............2215
Meningitis (not Tuberculous..........13....4
Convulsions3......83..2114
Laryngitis....................
Bronchitis1......1243..10
Pneumonia (all forms)1......316136644
Diarrhoea......397221
Enteritis..................
Gastritis..................
Syphilis..............
Rickets... ...............
Suffocation, overlying... ...1........1
Inj ury at Birth1......1........1
Atelectasis3......3........3
Congenital Malformations..2..2..1....3
Premature Birth1431119521..28
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus.2237722..18
Other causes1........1111..4
Cerebro Spinal Fever..................
Totals248774641423113173