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Edmonton 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY The deaths of infants under 1 year of age were as follows:-

INFANTILE MORTALITY The deaths of infants under 1 year of age were as follows:-

MFTotal
Legitimate332558
Illegitimate213
352661

Table: The death-rate of all infants per 1,000 live births was 37.7. A detailed sub-division of the causes etc., of these infants deaths is as followsMALES

The death-rate of all infants per 1,000 live births was 37.7. A detailed sub-division of the causes etc., of these infants deaths is as follows

MALES

Causes of DeathUnder 1 week2nd. week3rd : week4th weekTotal under 1 mth1-3 mrfchs3-6 mths6-9 mths9-12 mthsTotal under 1 year
Whooping Cough------1--1
Bronchitis---2--1--1
Pneumonia1---21127
Violence---—-1-1-2
Congenital Debility-----1---1
Premature Birth101--11----11
Injury at B irth2---2----2
Atelactasis5---5----5
Icterus Neonatorum-11-2----2
Other Causes2---2-1-3
Totals2021-23442235
FEMALES
Other Respiratory Diseases—_1-1—---1
Bronchitis------1--1
Pneumonia1--121-4
T.B.Meningitis-------1-1
Diarrhoea-----1---1
Congenital Malformation1---1--1-2
Congenital Debility-----2---2
Premature Birth41117----7
Injury at Birth4---4----4
Atelactasis1---1---11
Other Causes1---1--1-2
Totals1212116343-26

Table: COMPARATIVE STATISTICS Tho Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the Country as a whole, and to London, enabling the following comparisons to be made:-

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS Tho Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the Country as a whole, and to London, enabling the following comparisons to be made:-

Birth-rate per 1,000 population Live StillDeath-rate per .1,000 From diarrhoea etc., under 2 yearsbirths Total deaths under 1 year
England and Wales15o0 0.594„650
London12.3 0.448.248
EDMONTON15.4 0.621.2b37.7

Table: AN NUAL DEATH RiTE PER 1,000 OF POPULATION

AN NUAL DEATH RiTE PER 1,000 OF POPULATION

All CausesMeaslesScarlet FeverCoughDiphtheriaInfluenza
England and Wales12,1.01.01,03.05.21
London11.9.00.00.03.02.18
EDMONTON9.02.00.00.01.00.08

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The following table gives the number of births and deaths (registered)
sub-divided into tho four wards of the Borough. It should be remembered that
births are only of those which occurred in Edmonton and of course of Edmonton
addresses; these are registered in Edmonton. Births which take place outside
the Borough are not included; this fact accounts for the difference between
these figures and tho# supplied by the Registrar-General. The deaths include
those taking place, outside the B orough, the information being given us
quarterly by the Registrar-General.