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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
Edmonton 1943
[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 | 49 | 24 | 73 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 50 | 26 | 76 |
The death rate of all infants per 1,000 live births was 46.23. A detailed sub-division of the causes,etc., of these DEATHS is as follows
MALES.
| Causes of death | Under 1 week | 2nd week | 3rd week | 4th week | Total under 1 mth | 1-3 mths. | 3—6 mths | 6-9 mths. | 9-12 mths. | Total unde 1yr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | — | - | - | - | - | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | - | — | - | - | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Other forms T.B. | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | - | - | — | - | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| Pneumonia | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | - | - | 1 |
| Premature birth | 11 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 |
| Atelactasis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Congenital malformations | 5 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | - | 9 |
| Other causes | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | 3 |
| Totals | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 50 . |
| FEMALES. | ||||||||||
| Diarrhoea | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
| Pneumonia | - | — | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Congenital debility | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Premature birth | 10 | — | - | — | 10 | 1 | — | - | — | 11 |
| Atelactasis | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ashpyxia neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | — | - | 1 |
| Syphilis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | — | 1 |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | __5__ | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | |
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.
The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the country as a whole and to London, enabling comparisons to be made as follows
| Birth rate per 1,000 population | Death rate per 1,000 births | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From diarrhoea,etc. under 2 years. | Total d eaths under 1 year | |||
| Live | Still | |||
| England and Wales | 16.5 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 49 |
| London | 15.8 | 0.45 | 10.4 | 58 |
| EDMONTON | 7.29 | 46.23 | ||
ANNUAL DEATH RATS PER 1,000 of POPULATION
| All causes | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Influenza | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 13.1 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.37 |
| London | 15.0 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.27 |
| EDMONTON | - | ~ | - | - | — | — |