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.
WHITECHAPEL DIVISION.
Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under
One Year of Age.
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Measles | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . . 1 | ||||
| Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . . 1 | .. | 1 | |
| Diphtheria and Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | ||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Convulsions | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Laryngitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 8 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | ||
| Diarrhoea | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Enteritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Gastritis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Rickets | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | ||
| Suffocation,overlying | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | |
| Injury at Birth | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 4 | |||
| Atelectasis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 56 | ||
| Congenital Malformations | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Premature Birth | 16 | 2 | 1 | .. | 19 | .. | .. | ||||
| Atrophy, Debility ancl Marasmus | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | |
| Other causes | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | l | .. | 1 | |||
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 24 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 9 | ..84 | |