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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 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Table: The deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age are shown in the table below:—

The deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year of age are shown in the table below:—

Cause of DeathUnder 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.Certified7481339858765040322
Uncertified..............................
Small-pox..............................
Chicken-pox........................11
Measles...............1...3913
Scarlet Fever..............................
Diphtheria and Croup.....................1...1
Whooping Cough..............................
Diarrhoea...............12......3
Enteritis......1...1162113859
Tuberculous Meningitis...............1.........1
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases..............................
Congenital Malformations8...2...1223......17
Premature Birth40...2...4652......53
Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus4...2...67121...26
Atelectasis12.........121.........13
Injury at Birth3.........3............3
Erysipelas...............31318
Syphilis......1...11.........2
Rickets..............................
Meningitis (not tuberculous)...1......1...44211
Convulsions4.........4...2......6
Gastritis..............................
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis1.........2224111
Pneumomia (all forms)115...71722151576
Suffocation, overlying.....................1...1
Other causes12......3155317
Total7481339858765040322