[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton] page 18

Edmonton 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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The infantile mortality rate for the year in England and Wales was
97; in London, 107; in the 96 great towns (which include Edmonton), 106; and
in the 148 smaller towns, 91 per thousand births registered.
Table IV. shows that 47.9 per cent, of the infantile deaths occurred within
the first month of life, and that 39.6 per cent, were due to what are termed
"wasting diseases," viz., premature birth, atrophy, debility, congenital
defects, and marasmus. Last year the figures were 30.1 and 32.2 per cent.
I must also notice that the premature births were 25, compared with 21,
16 and 19 for 1917-16-15.

Table: TABLE IV__Infantile Mortality, 1918.Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.

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TABLE IV__Infantile Mortality, 1918.

Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.

Causes of Death. (None uncertified).	Classification.	Under 1 week.	1-2 weeks.	2-3 weeks.	3-4 weeks.	Total under 4 weeks.	4 weeks and under 3 months.	3 months and under 6 months.	6 months and under 9 months.	9 months and under 12 months.	Total Deaths under 1 year.
Small-pox	5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Chicken-pox	19c	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Measles	6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	1
Scarlet Fever	7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Whooping-Cough	8	..	..	..	..	..	i	i	..	2	4
Diphtheria and Croup	9a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Erysipelas	18	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Tuberculous Meningitis	30	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	i	..	1
Abdominal Tuberculosis	31	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Other Tub. Diseases	28, 29, 32—35	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Meningitis (not Tuberculous	61	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Convulsions	71	..	1	..	..	i	..	..	..	1	..
Laryngitis	87	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bronchitis	89—90b	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	1	..	4
Pneumonia (all forms)	91—92	..	..	2		2	4	5	3	5	19
Diarrhoea	104 and	..	..	..	..	..	5	3	3	1	12
Enteritis	105	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Gastritis	103a	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	1
Syphilis	37	..	..	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	1
Rickets	36a	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Suffocation, overlying	168	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	1
Injury at birth	153152c	3	..	..	..	3	..	..	..	..	3
Atelectasis	152b	2	2	1	..	5	..	..	..	..	5
Congenital Malformtns	150	..	..	1	..	1	2	..	..	..	3
Premature birth	151a	20	3	..	2	25	..	..	..	..	25
Atrophy, Debility and	151	1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Marasmus	b,c,d,e	4	1	1	..	6	4	..	..	..	10
Other causes	-	..	..	..	..	..	..	3	1	..	4
Totals	-	30	7	5	4	46	19	12	9	10	96
Nett Births in the year.—Legitimate, 1,137; illegitimate, 59. Nett Deaths in the year.—Legitimate infants, 85; illegitimate infants, 11.

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Table: TABLE IV__Infantile Mortality, 1918.Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.