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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

Hampstead 1915

Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: The following Table gives briefly the work done at each Centre:—

The following Table gives briefly the work done at each Centre:—

Health. Institute.Emanuel Hall.Lyndhurst Hall.Total.
No. Weighed41058174642
Total Attendances22262858513362
Average attendance4671770
Highest attendance on one day621231105
Maximum attendance of any one infant44173091

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Thus it will be seen that of the 1,177 births notified during 1915
no less than 642 attended the Weighings, which is undoubtedly a high
percentage of the births of the Borough, considering that such a large
number of our babies are born in well.to.do families.
Mortality among Young Children.

Table: The following table shows the Infantile Mortality rate and the Death rate among children under five years of age. The latter rate is calculated upon a period of five years.

The following table shows the Infantile Mortality rate and the Death rate among children under five years of age. The latter rate is calculated upon a period of five years.

Year.Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.Deaths of Children under 5 years of age.
No.Rate per 1000 Births.No.Rate per 1000 Children born in the year and in preceding 4 years.
190115510223330·2
19021338819525·2
19031268717723·1
190416111122630·0
19051339418925·7
19061117717123·5
1907986915421·7
1908976912217·3
1909997414821·3
1910816013219·2
19111058215222·7
1912796213119·8
1913916914922·7
1914917212920·0
19151017614422·2

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Infant Mortality.
Our Infantile Mortality is, nevertheless, higher than the last
three preceding years. This appears to be solely due to the large
number of deaths of infants under one year of age, the cause of whose
deaths has been certified as due to premature birth. The question of
reducing deaths from this cause is under consideration and it is hoped
that the ante.natal clinic now being organised will have the effect of
reducing the infantile mortality, from this cause.