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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
Erith 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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The death rate for children under 1 year of age per
1,000 births is 61.5 as compared with 56.71 for 1919.
During the 10 years 1895—1904 the Infantile Mortality
rate averaged 132.6, with a maximum of 200 in
1898, and a minimum of 93.0 in 1903.
During the five years 1905—1909 the average was
83. 71, for 1910—1914 it was 76.19, and for the years
1915—1919 it was 68.33.
The decrease has been very steady during the past
15 years.
Of the 50 deaths under 1 year of age registered in
1920, 26 occurred in the first 4 weeks of life, and 36
during the first six months.
Table showing Births and Deaths under 1 year, and Infantile Mortality rates for the 10 years 1895—1904, for 3 subsequent periods of 5 years, and for 1920.
| Births. | Deaths under 1 year. | Infantile Mortality Bate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| „ „ | ||||
| „ „ | ||||
| „ „ | 1920 | 813 | 50 | 61.5 |
If the Infantile Mortality rates of legitimate and
illegitimate children are compared, it will be seen that
as a rule the rate for illegitimate children is very much
higher than that for legitimate ones.
For the year 1920, however, this does not hold good.
During 1920 there were in this district 786 legitimate
births and 49 deaths, giving a rate of 62.34 per
1,000 legitimate births, while there were 27 illegitimate
births, and only 1 death during that period, giving a rate
of 37 only.
The subjoined table shows numbers of legitimate
and illegitimate births with mortality rates for the past
10 years.