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 Edmonton]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY,
The deaths of infants under one year of age were as follows:—
M. | F. | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 42 | 26 | 68 |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
43 | 27 | 70 |
The death-rate of all infants per 1,000 live births was 43 9. A detailed sub-division of the causes, etc., of these infant deaths is as follows:—
MALES.
Causes of Death | Under week | Second week | Third week | Fourth week | Total under 1 month | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months | Total under 1 year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Inflammation of the Stomach | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Congenital Malformation | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
Congenital Debility | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 |
Injury at Birth | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Atelactasis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Other Diseases of Early Infancy | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Other Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 43 |
FEMALES.
Causes of Death | Under week | Second week | Third week | Fourth week | Total under 1 month | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months | Total under 1 year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whooping Cough | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
Pneumonia | 2 | i | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | 9 |
Other T. B. Diseases | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
Congenital Malformation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
Injury at Birth | I | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Atelactasis | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Icterus Neonatorum | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Inattention at Birth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Totals | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27 |