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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Stepney 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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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 montn.1-3 months.3-6 months6-9 months.9-12 monthsTotal Deaths under One Year
All Causes.Certified...............••............
Uncertified..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox..............................
Measles..................17513
Scarlet Fever........................22
Diphtheria and Croup..................1214
Whooping Cough...............133613
Diarrhoea1...1...4103012460
Enteritis..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis..................1...23
Abdominal Tuberculosis.....................1...1
Other Tuberculous Diseases..................2125
Congenital Malformations5...2293...1114
Premature Birth65...5779............79
Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus3...2...51154126
Atelectasis11.........11............11
Injury at Birth11.........11............11
Erysipelas.....................1...1
Syphilis..............................
Rickets..............................
Meningitis (not tuberculous)...............212...5
Convulsions3...1...4...1247
Gastritis..............................
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis......224732521
Pneumomia (all forms)211482419191888
Suffocation, overlying1.........121......4
Other causes643114655939
Total1089171615066736256407