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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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The principal causes of death among infants under one year of age were:—
Equal to a death-rate per 1,000 births of | ||
---|---|---|
Premature Birth, Debility at Birth and Congenital Defects | 29 | 19.5 |
Marasmus | 5 | 3.3 |
Diarrhœal Diseases | 10 | 6.7 |
Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 13 | 8.7 |
Convulsions | 6 | 4.0 |
Measles | 3 | 2.0 |
Meningitis | 2 | 1.3 |
Whooping Cough | 4 | 2.6 |
Diseases of Stomach | 4 | 2.6 |
Overlaid in Bed | 6 | 4.0 |
Injury at Birth | 2 | 1.3 |
Enteritis | 4 | 2.6 |
Diphtheria | 1 | 0.6 |
Want of Breast Milk | 2 | 1.3 |
The infantile mortality of towns in Greater London and a number of towns of population approximately equal to that of Hcrnsey is shown in the following table:—
Greater London | Towns of approximately equal population to Hornsey. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Hornsey | 63 | Northampton | 96 |
Ley ton | 77 | Reading | 99 |
Tottenham | 96 | York | 104 |
Croydon | 99 | Huddersfield | 111 |
Willesden | 99 | St. Helen's | 122 |
Walthamstow | 107 | Devonport | 125 |
East Ham | 110 | Aston Manor | 127 |
West Ham | 128 | Wolverhampton | 132 |
Walsall | 148 | ||
Swansea | 151 | ||
Wigan | 156 | ||
Middlesbrough | 158 | ||
Rochdale | 168 | ||
Stockport | 168 |
In the 142 smaller towns the infantile mortality was 124,
and in England and Wales, less the 218 towns, 110.