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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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 | |
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Certified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 23 | ||
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
Diarrhoea | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 56 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | |
Congenital Malformations | 7 | 1 | ... | 2 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | ||
Premature Birth | 34 | 8 | ... | 3 | 45 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 47 | |
Atropby, Debility & Marasmus | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | ... | 28 | |
Atelectasis | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | |
Injury at Birth | 7 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Pickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Convulsions | 8 | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | ... | ...... | 2 | ... | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | |
Pneumomia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 72 | |
Suffocation, overlying | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
Other causes | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
Total | 64 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 100 | 48 | 76 | 53 | 48 | 325 |