London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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38 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The following Table shows the percentage of deaths at different
age periods to total infantile mortality for the year and for the five
previous years. It will be noted that there has been an increase
in this percentage under four weeks compared with the five years
average, and also at three to six months, while at the other age
periods there has been a decrease.
| 1909. | 1910. | 1911- | 1912. | 1913- | Five years average. | I914. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate per 1,000 births | 86 | 78 | 122 | 76 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Percentage of above:— | |||||||
| Under one week | 22.4 | 27.1 | 16.3 | 28.7 | 24.9 | 23.8 | 24.6 |
| 1 and under 2 weeks | 6.5 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 2 and under 3 weeks | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 3 and under 4 weeks | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5'.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
| Under 4 weeks | 37.4 | 40.9 | 29.5 | 44.7 | 37.7 | 38.0 | 38.0 |
| From 4 to 13 weeks | 16.9 | 18.5 | 14.2 | 20.5 | 18.3 | 17.7 | 15.9 |
| From 3 to 6 months | 18.7 | 16.9 | 22.2 | 15.4 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 20.7 |
| From 6 to 9 months | 15.5 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.5 |
| From 9 to 12 months | 11.5 | 9.2 | 17.8 | 9.7 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
| Under 12 mouths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
The Infantile Mortality for the year, although it does not show
any reduction from the average of the last 5 years, yet is below
what might have been anticipated seeing that the climatic conditions
were during the summer months most favourable to the production
of Diarrhoeal diseases.