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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48 infantile mortality.
TABLE 36.
Infantile Mortality.
Ward | V.—Church. | IV.—Westbourne. | III.—Maida Vale. | I.— Queen's Park. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period | 1910. | 1905-09. | 1910. | 1905-09. | 1910. | 1905-09. | 1910. | 1905-09. |
Whole Ward | 121 | 105 | 83 | 91 | ||||
121 | 102 | 125 | 109 | |||||
Residuum | 121 | 106 | 74 | 98 | 49 |
TABLE 37.
Causes of Death and Mortality Rates. 1910.
Deaths. | Infantile Mortality. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Combined Insulæ. | Rest of Borough. | Combined Insulæ. | Rest of Borough. | |
Not Certified | 1 | — | ||
Measles | 2 | 6 | 1.93 | 3.01 |
Whooping Cough | 10 | 7 | 9.67 | 3.52 |
Diarrhœa | 13 | 22 | 12.57 | 11.06 |
Enteritis | 6 | 7 | 5.80 | 3.52 |
Premature Birth | 21 | 39 | 20.30 | 19.61 |
Congenital Defects | 11 | 9 | 10.63 | 4.52 |
Injury at Birth | 2 | 4 | 1.93 | 2.01 |
Want of Breast Milk | 2 | 2 | 1.93 | 1.00 |
Atrophy, Debility | 6 | 4 | 5.80 | 2.01 |
Atelectasis | 3 | 4 | 2.90 | 2.01 |
Debility at Birth | — | 10 | — | 5.03 |
Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 7 | 3.86 | 3.52 |
Syphilis | 4 | 7 | 3.86 | 3.52 |
Meningitis | — | 5 | — | 2.51 |
Convulsions | — | 4 | — | 1.00 |
Respiratory Diseases | 27 | 31 | 26.11 | 15.59 |
Suffocation (overlaid) | 2 | 2 | 1.93 | 1.00 |
Other Causes | 6 | 7 | 5.80 | 3.52 |
All Causes | 119 | 175 | 115.08 | 88.02 |
Under 1 month | 42 | 66 | 40.61 | 33.19 |
Aged 1—3 months | 27 | 42 | 26.11 | 21.12 |
Under 3 months | 69 | 108 | 66.73 | 54.32 |
Aged 3— „ | 18 | 26 | 17.40 | 13.07 |
6— „ | 18 | 24 | 17.40 | 12.07 |
9- „ | 14 | 17 | 13.53 | 8.55 |