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Ilford 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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The mortality of infants under one year attending Ilford
infant welfare centres was 27.7 per 1,000, as compared with
48'7 per 1,000 in those not attending a welfare centre (excluding
the deaths of those children dying in the Girls' Village Homes).
It must be remembered in considering these figures that
rarely is a baby brought to a welfare centre under 1 month
of age, whereas half the deaths occur in this period.
Neonatal Mortality.
The death-rate of infants under four weeks of age is known
as the Neonatal Mortality.
For the year 1924 it was 19.5 per 1,000 births.
The following table shows the neonatal death-rate in Ilford compared with that for England and Wales during the past nine years :—
| Ilford. | England and Wales. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 34.3 | 38 |
| 1916 | 22.1 | 37 |
| 1917 | 24.6 | 37 |
| 1918 | 30.4 | 36 |
| 1919 | 30.8 | 40 |
| 1920 | 27.0 | 35 |
| 1921 | 25.5 | 35 |
| 1922 | 27.1 | 34 |
| 1923 | 21.2 | 32 |
Table IV. gives the deaths of infants under 1 year of age,
classified according to age. It will be noticed that prematurity
still causes the greatest number of deaths.