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 Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[Appendix IV.
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants.—During the year 46 deaths of illegitimate infants were
recorded, 22 of boys and 24 of girls, 39 deaths being returned from St. Mary and 7 from
St John. The infantile mortality among illegitimate children under 1 year of age was equal
to 319 per 1,000 births registered, compared with one of 157 per 1,000 legitimate children born.
The returns for the last 6 years are appended:—
Infantile Mortality. Per 1,000 births of each class.
Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | |
---|---|---|
1895 | 153 | 408 |
1896 | 148 | 353 |
1897 | 141 | 336 |
1898 | 153 | 338 |
1899 | 141 | 356 |
Means | 147 | 358 |
1900 | 157 | 319 |
TABLE 39. Deaths of Illegitimate Children. 1900.
St. Mary. | St. John. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ages | 0-1. | 1-5. | 0-1. | 1-5. | ||||
Sex | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
1st Quarter | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
2nd Quarter | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
3rd Quarter | 11 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
4th Quarter | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Year | 18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
The occupations of the mothers were stated to be as under:—
Domestic Service | 24 | Commercial | ... | 6 |
"Servant" | 6 | Dressmaker | 4 | |
" General Servant " | 7 | Barmaid | 2 | |
Housemaid | 5 | Various | 8 | |
Parlourmaid | 2 | Laundress | 6 | |
Cook | 3 | Charwoman | 2 | |
Housekeeper | 1 | No occupation | ... | 3 |
Occupation not stated | ... | 5 |