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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 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Infant Mortality.Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age for the whole Borough.

Infant Mortality.

Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age for the whole Borough.

Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1.2 weeks.2.3 weeks.3.4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1.3 months.3.6 months.6.9 months.9.12 monthsTotal Deaths under One Year
All Causes.Certified..............................
Uncertified..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles..................23611
Scarlet Fever........................22
Diphtheria and Croup.....................336
Whooping Cough...............22228
Diarrhoea133...729542924143
Enteritis..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis..................1236
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases........................11
Congenital Malformations6.........623......11
Premature Birth699132934.........97
Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus65261919167364
Atelectasis111...113......1...14
Injury at Birth121......13............13
Erysipelas......1...1............1
Syphilis.........121.........3
Rickets........................11
Meningitis (not tuberculous)..................4329
Convulsions723...1283......23
Gastritis..............................
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis......213375...18
Pneumomia (all forms)1...2l41524141875
Suffocation, overlying4...1l611......8
Other causes375l16753435
Encephalitis Lethargica........................11
Total121283214195911227270550