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 Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The chief causes given are Premature Birth, Congenital Malformation,
and Pneumonia.
There is no significant increase in the number of deaths from
any one cause, as compared with the preceding years.
The Neo-Natal Deaths —of children under 4 weeks of age— are set out for the past six years:
Births. | Neo-Natal Deaths. | Deaths under 1 Year. | |
---|---|---|---|
1922 | 937 | 30 | 63 |
1923 | 960 | 22 | 44 |
1924 | 876 | 24 | 51 |
1925 | 842 | 24 | 52 |
1926 | 852 | 18 | 41 |
1927 | 730 | 22 | 49 |