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
M | F | Total | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 31 | 23 | 54 | |||||||
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
32 | 24 | 56 | ||||||||
The death-rate of all infants per 1,000 live births was 39.5. A detailed | ||||||||||
sub-division of the causes etc., of theso infants deaths is as follows:- | ||||||||||
MALES | ||||||||||
Causes of Death | Under 1 week | Total | Total under lyear | |||||||
2nd week | 3rd week | 4th week | under 1 mth | 1-3 mths | 3-6 mth! | 6-9 s mths | 9-12 mths | |||
Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Pneumonia | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 8 |
Violence | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Congenital Debility | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
Premature Birth | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
Injury at Birth | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Atelaetasis | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Asphyxia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Other Causes | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Totals | 16 | 2 | - | - | 18 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | 32 |
FEMALES | ||||||||||
Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | . - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
Violence | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Congenital Malformations | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
Congenital Debility | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Premature Birth | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
Injury at Birth | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Ateactasis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Asphyxia Neonatorum | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 24 |
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the Country as a whole, and to London, enabling comparisons to be undo as follows:-
Birth-rate | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
per 1,000 | Death-rate per 1,000 births | |||||
population | From diarrhoea etc., | Total deaths | ||||
Live Still | under 2 years | under 1 year | ||||
England and Wales | 14.6 | 0.55 | 4.6 | 55 | ||
London | 13.7 | 0.44 | 5.8. | 50 | ||
EDMONTON | 15.4 | 0.55 | 2.12 | 39.5 | ||
ANNUAL DEATH RATE PER 1,000 OF POPULATION | ||||||
All Cause's | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whoop Cough | Diphtheria | Influenza | |
England and Wales 14.3 | .02 | .00 | .02 | .06 | .32 | |
London 17.8 | .01 | .00 | .00 | .01 | .18 | |
EDMONTON 10.93 | .01 | .00 | .00 | .01 | .06 |
The following table gives the number of births and deaths (registered)
sub-divided into the four wards of tho 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 arc not included; this fact accounts for the difference between
these figures and those supplied by the Registrar-General. The deaths include
those taking place outside the Borough, the information being given us
quarterly by the Registrar-Goneral.