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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 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: Infant Mortality, 1928.Deaths from stated Causes at Various Ages under One Year of Age for the whole Borough.

Infant Mortality, 1928.

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 month.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 monthsTotal Deaths under One Year
AllCauses.Certified..............................
Uncertified..............................
Smallpox..............................
Chicken-pox..................1......1
Measles.....................71623
Scarlet Fever........................11
Diphtheria and Croup...............1...1...2
Whooping Cough...............152311
Diarrhoea...1......183014356
Enteritis..................1......1
Tuberculous Meningitis..................2...13
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..................2...13
Congenital Malformations71...2101.........11
Premature Birth348...3452.........47
Atropby, Debility & Marasmus624...12781...28
Atelectasis4.........4............4
Injury at Birth71......8............8
Erysipelas..............................
Syphilis......1121.........3
Pickets........................11
Meningitis (not tuberculous)...1......1...1226
Convulsions8......14121210
Gastritis..............................
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis.........2...2453216
Pneumomia (all forms)112...42215171472
Suffocation, overlying1.........1......1...2
Other causes141...6...44216
Total641910710048765348325