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Stepney 1935

[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 of 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. CertifiedM345324422261513120
F1641425131581071
Small-poxM...............................
F...............................
Chicken-poxM...............................
F...............................
2 MeaslesM...............................
F...............................
3 Scarlet FeverM...............................
F...............................
4 Whooping CoughM................21......3
F...................1......1
5 Diphtheria and CroupM......................1...1
F...................1......1
10 Tuberculous MeningitisM...............................
F......................1...1
10 Abdominal TuberculosisM...............................
F...............................
10 Other Tuberculous DiseasesM......................112
F...............................
11 SyphilisM...............................
F...............................
19 Bronchitis ...M....1.........21......4
F................1...2...3
20 Pneumonia (all forms)M.1...1...2232514
F....2125621620
23 DiarrhoeaM................3105422
F..........2213129
23 EnteritisM................12418
F...................2...13
27 GastritisM....1......1............1
F...................1......1
31 Congenital MalformationsM.32......512......8
F.22......421......8
31 Premature BirthM.15111184.........22
F.10.........10............10
31 Atrophy, Debility & MarasmusM.1.........13.........4
F.1.........11.........2
31 AtelectasisM.8.........81.........9
F.2.........2............2
31 Injury at BirthM.1.........1............1
F.1.........11.........2
31 ConvulsionsM...............................
F...............................
34 Suffocation, overlyingM...............................
F...............................
35 RicketsM...............................
F...............................
35 Meningitis (not tuberculous)M................13...15
F.........................11
35 LaryngitisM...................1......1
F...............................
35 ErysipelasM...............................
F...............................
35 Other causesM.5...117232115
F................142...7
36 III definedM...............................
F...............................
Totals509466935412323191
For Mortality rates in other London Boroughs, see Appendix II.