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 Hammersmith Borough]
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The following table gives the number of births and deaths of infants and the rate per 1,000 births :—
Year. | Births. | Deaths of Infants. | Deaths of Infants per 1000 births. |
---|---|---|---|
1906 | 3112 | 430 | 138 |
1907 | 3029 | 362 | 117 |
1908 | 3204 | 383 | 120 |
1909 | 2995 | 360 | 120 |
1910 | 2906 | 329 | 99 |
1911 | 2929 | 434 | 146 |
1912 | 2880 | 259 | 90 |
1913 | 2951 | 314 | 103 |
1914 | 2935 | 276 | 94 |
1915 | 2708 | 277 | 102 |
1916 | 2605 | 222 | 85 |
1917 | 2278 | 251 | 110 |
1918 | 2014 | 210 | 104 |
1919 | 2296 | 228 | 99 |
1920 | 3312 | 219 | 66 |
1921 | 2779 | 245 | 88 |
1922 | 2758 | 196 | 71 |
1923 | 2701 | 173 | 64 |
1924 | 2399 | 173 | 72 |
1925 | 2351 | 153 | 65 |
1926 | 2188 | 144 | 66 |
1927 | 2076 | 126 | 61 |
1928 | 2258 | 156 | 69 |
1929 | 2162 | 133 | 62 |
1930 | 2173 | 140 | 64 |
1931 | 2073 | 140 | 68 |
1932 | 1940 | 129 | 66 |
1933 | 1827 | 119 | 65 |
1934 | 1783 | 137 | 77 |
1935 | 1877 | 131 | 70 |
1936 | 1922 | 116 | 60 |
1937 | 1913 | 130 | 68 |
1938 | 1874 | 117 | 62 |
1939 | 1829 | 77 | 43 |
1940 | 1600 | 76 | 51 |