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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The deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age are shown in the table below:—
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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All Causes. | Certified | 74 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 98 | 58 | 76 | 50 | 40 | 322 |
Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | 9 | 13 | |
Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | |
Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 59 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Congenital Malformations | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | 12 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 17 | |
Premature Birth | 40 | ... | 2 | ... | 46 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 53 | |
Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 7 | 12 | 1 | ... | 26 | |
Atelectasis | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | |
Injury at Birth | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Syphilis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | |
Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Meningitis (not tuberculous) | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
Convulsions | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | |
Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Bronchitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
Pneumomia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 5 | ... | 7 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 76 | |
Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
Other causes | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
Total | 74 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 98 | 58 | 76 | 50 | 40 | 322 |