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Stepney 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: The deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age are shown in the table below:—

The deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age are shown in the table below:—

Cause ok DeathUnder 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. Certifiedm356234620423135174
L251133022211625114
Small-poxm...............................
F...............................
Chicken-poxm...............................
F...............................
2 Measlesm...................23914
F...................22812
3 Scarlet Feverm...............................
F...............................
4 Whooping Coughm...................1225
F...................1225
5 Diphtheria and Croupm...............................
F...............................
10 Tuberculous MeningitisM...............................
L..............................
10 Abdominal Tuberculosis (b)m...............................
F...............................
10 Other Tuberculous Diseasesm.........................11
F............................
11 Syphilism.........................11
F...............................
19 Bronchitism................12...14
F................12......3
20 Pneumonia (all forms)m.......123714151352
L.1.........1836321
23 Diarrhoeam................4146428
F.......1...1446419
23 Enteritism...................3...25
f...................3...58
27 Gastritism......................1...1
f..........11............1
31 Congenital Malformationsm.62......821......11
F.1.........12......14
31 Premature Birthm.1911...211.........22
F.16......21831......22
31 Atrophy, Debility & Marasmusm....3......311......5
f.2.........224......8
31 Atelectasism.4.........5............5
f.2.........2............2
31 Injury at Birthm.4.........41.........5
F.1.........1............1
31 Convulsionsm...............................
f...............................
34 Suffocation, overlyingm...............................
F...............................
35 Rickets (a)m...............................
f...............................
35 Meningitis (not tuberculous)m................211...4
F.............1............1
35 LaryngitisM...............................
F...............................
35 ErysipelasM...............................
F................1.........1
35 Other causesM.2.........2123210
F.2.........211...26
36 Ill definedM...................1......1
f...............................
Totals...607367642634760288