Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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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 | |
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All Causes. | Certified | ... | ... | ... | ... | • • | ... | ... | |||
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | • | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | • • • | ... | • . • | 1 | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
L Whooping Cough ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 40 | |
Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 51 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | |
Congenit-il Malformations | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | |
Pr mature Birth | 59 | 4 | ... | 3 | 68 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 70 | |
Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 8 | 2 | ... | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 3 | ... | 49 | |
Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | • • • | ... | 5 | |
Injury at Birth | 15 | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 8 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||
Convulsions | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 17 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | |
Pneumomia (all forms) | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 122 | |
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | . . . | » • • | 1 | 3 | • • • | • • • | • • • | 4 | |
Other causes | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 25 | |
Influenza | ... | • • • | • • • | • • • | • * * | 2 | 8 | • • • | 2 | 7 | |
Total | 97 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 146 | 86 | 83 | 64 | 97 | 476 |