London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wandsworth 1919
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 17
| 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | Five years average. | 1919. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate per 1,000 births | 88 | 92 | 78 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 66 |
| Percentage of above:— | |||||||
| Under one week | 24.6 | 21.7 | 24.0 | 19.1 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 32.3 |
| 1 and under 2 weeks | 5.6 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 5. 7 | 8.6 |
| 2 and under 3 weeks | 4.8 | 3. 7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 7.5 |
| 3 and under 4 weeks | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Under 4 weeks | 38.0 | 34.9 | 39.5 | 33.5 | 32. 6 | 35.8 | 52.3 |
| From 4 to 13 weeks | 16.0 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 16.3 | 18.3 |
| From 3 to 6 months | 20.7 | 16.3 | 20.3 | 18.4 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 11.8 |
| From 6 to 9 months | 14.5 | 18.0 | 13.1 | 11.4 | 17.4 | 14.8 | 9.8 |
| From 9 to 12 months | 10.8 | 16.8 | 11.7 | 19.0 | 12.0 | 14.1 | 7.8 |
| Under 12 months | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
The infantile mortality among legitimate infants was 61 per
1,000 legitimate births, and among illegitimate infants 177 per
1,000 illegitimate births, or nearly three times as great.