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 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | |
12 | 8 | 20 |
The death rate of all infants per 1,000 live births was 15.82. The death
rate of all infants under one month of age per 1,000 live births was 11.86.
A detailed sub-division of the causes, etc., of these DEATHS is as follows:—
MALES.
Causes of Death | One 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Other Diseases of Respiratory System | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Premature Birth | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
Birth Injury | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Other Causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Congenital Malformations | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
Totals | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
FEMALES.
Causes of Death | One 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
Premature Birth | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Other Causes | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Atelectasis | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
Totals | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |