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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Infant Mortality.
MILE END DIVISION.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under
One Year of Age.
| Cause or 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Certified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | |
| Smali-pox | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | . . | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberoulous) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Convulsions | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | |
| Diarrhoea | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | |
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 1 | |
| Suffocation, overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . | . . | 1 | .. | .. | ||
| Injury at Birth | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | |
| Atelectasis | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | |
| Premature Birth | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 35 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 36 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Maraemus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | ||
| Other causes | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 11 | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | . . | .. | . . | .. | . . | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 50 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 79 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 164 | |