Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | No. 1 (Town). | No. 2 (Belsize). | No. 3 (Adelaide). | No. 4 (Central). | No. 5 (West End). | No. 6 (Kilburn). | No. 7 (Priory). | Total. |
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1. Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
2. Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
3. Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
1. Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5. Whooping Cough | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6. Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
7. Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
8. Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
9. Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
11. Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
12. Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 |
13. Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
14. Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
15. Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
16. Diarrhœa | ||||||||
17. Enteritis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
18. Gastritis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
19. Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
20. Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
21. Suffocation, overlying | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
22. Injury at Birth | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 |
23. Atelectasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | |
24. Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 7 |
25. Premature Birth | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 |
26. Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ||
27. Other causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Total Deaths | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 54 |
Total Births | 164 | 156 | 141 | 90 | 215 | 333 | 139 | 1238 |
Want of Breast Milk has been included under No. 26, Atrophy and Debility.
Table showing deaths and death-rates of legitimate and illegitimate infants:—
Year. | Legitimate Infants. | Death rate per 1000 legitimate births. | Illegitimate Infants. | Death-rate per 1000 illegitimate births. | ||
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Births. | Deaths. | Births. | Deaths. | |||
1910 | 1,233 | 71 | 57 | 36 | 10 | 278 |
1911 | 1,239 | 94 | 76 | 37 | 11 | 297 |
1912 | 1,207 | 68 | 56 | 74 | 11 | 149 |
1913 | 1,252 | 73 | 58 | 73 | 18 | 246 |
1914 | 1,218 | 77 | 63 | 55 | 14 | 254 |
1915 | 1,246 | 82 | 65 | 81 | 19 | 234 |
1916 | 1,088 | 65 | 59 | 76 | 8 | 105 |
1917 | 1,052 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 16 | 225 |
1918 | 797 | 56 | 70 | 98 | 13 | 132 |
1919 | 1,039 | 77 | 74 | 117 | 19 | 162 |
1920 | 1,478 | 62 | 42 | 88 | 13 | 148 |
1921 | 1,259 | 71 | 56 | 83 | 17 | 205 |
1922 | 1,210 | 59 | 49 | 80 | 13 | 162 |
1923 | 1,162 | 42 | 36 | 76 | 12 | 158 |