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Yiewsley 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Yiewsley]
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There were 10 illegitimate births, four of which were male
and six female.
The birth-rate for 1920 works out at 26.03 per thousand—a
considerable increase on last year's rate of 17 26 per thousand.
Sixty-nine births were notified by County Council Midwives.
Deaths.
| Male. | Female. | |
|---|---|---|
| The number of deaths registered in the district | 16 | 23 |
| The number of deaths of non-residents registered in the district (to be subtracted) | 3 | 1 |
| The number of deaths of residents registered outside the district | 9 | 5 |
| Nett deaths belonging to the district | 22 | 27 |
These 49 deaths give a crude death-rate of 9.52 per thousand, or, corrected for age and sex distribution, a rate of 9 55 per thousand —a slightly higher rate than that of the previous year, which was 8 49 per thousand.
| Causes of Death— | Male. | Female. |
|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 1 | - |
| Influenza | 1 | - |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 3 |
| Cancer (Malignant Disease) | 1 | 4 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 3 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — |
| Other Respiratory Diseases | — | 1 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 1 | — |
| Nephritis | — | 1 |
| Congenital Debility, etc. | 2 | 4 |
| Violence, apart from Suicide | 1 | — |
| Suicide | 1 | — |
| Other defined Diseases | 7 | 9 |
| Total | 22 | 27 |
Infant Mortality.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age was
eight. This gives an infant mortality rate of 59.7 per thousand—
a slight increase on the rate of the previous year, which was 43 82
per thousand, while in 1918 the rate was 97.83 per thousand.
As five of these deaths occurred in premature babies the rate
is remarkably low.