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Stepney 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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54
Infant Mortality, 1926.

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

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 Death;-under One Year
AllCertified..............................
Causes.Uncertified..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles.....................61319
Scarlet Fever..............................
Diphtheria and Croup..................1...23
Whooping Cough...............111...3
Diarrhoea...2.........1724161574
Enteritis..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis.....................213
Abdominal Tuberculosis (b)..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..................1......1
Congenital Malformations (c)31......742......18
Premature Birth3231642............42
Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus11...241714...140
Atelectasis9.........9............9
Injury at Birth12.........12............12
Erysipelas...............1.........1
Syphilis...............12......3
Rickets..............................
Meningitis (not tuberculous).....................415
Convulsions31......42...1...7
Gastritis..............................
Laryngitis...........................
Bronchitis...............463215
Pneumomia (all forms)1l...24717121853
Suffocation, overlying...............21......3
Other causes4l12842...418
Total65132129260714952324