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Lambeth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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the corrected deaths of infants under 1 year are used, viz. : 357,
the infantile mortality rate is 42.7, as compared with yearly
averages of 146.1, 115.3 and 77.2 respectively for the same
decennia.
The chief causes of these deaths under 1 year of age are debility,
atrophy and inanition, congenital malformations, measles, whooping
cough, syphilis, bronchitis and other diseases of the respiratory
organs, diarrhoea and prematurity. In whatever way the infantile
mortality rate is expressed statistically, it shows a remarkable
decline during recent years as compared with the previous decennia
1911-20, 1901-10 and 1891-1900.
In the Registration Sub-Districts, the uncorrected infantile mortality varies from 41 .5 in Stockwell to 85.2 in Brixton, thus:—
| Registration Sub-Districts. | Total No. of Births (uncorrected) 1923. | Total Deaths under 1 year (uncorrected). 1923. | Infantile Mortality per 1000 births (uncorrected). 1923. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth Church | 2321 | 141 | 60.7 |
| Kennington | 1204 | 78 | 64.8 |
| Stockwell | 1664 | 69 | 41.5 |
| Brixton | 1971 | 168 | 85.2 |
| Norwood | 1184 | 62 | 52.4 |
| Lambeth | 8,344 | 518 | 62.08 |
N.B.—For the purposes of calculating infantile mortality rates .
in this table the births and deaths in Stockwell Registration Subdistrict
are divided equally between the Inner and Outer Districts.
3.—Mortality amongst Children under 5 Years of
Age.
The decline in the number of deaths of infants under 1 year of
age is remarkable, but that of children under 5 years of age is even
more remarkable. During 1923, 535 corrected deaths amongst
children under 5 years of age are registered, as compared with
yearly averages of 2070.2, 1503.5 and 958.6 for the decennia
1891-1900 (Parish), 1901-1910 (Borough), and 1911-1920 (Borough)