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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
Ilford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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46 per 1,000 for legitimate children.
The following table shows the death-rate of illegitimate and legitimate infants for the past ten years:—
| Year. | Illegitimate Infants. | Legitimate Infants. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Births. | Births. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Births. | |
| 1925 | 49 | 11 | 224 | 1,437 | 67 | 46 |
| 1924 | 31 | 7 | 226 | 1,405 | 55 | 39 |
| 1923 | 41 | 7 | 171 | 1,565 | 59 | 38 |
| 1922 | 37 | 5 | 135 | 1,438 | 75 | 52 |
| 1921 | 38 | 10 | 263 | 1,454 | 66 | 45 |
| 1920 | 52 | 12 | 230 | 1,614 | 78 | 48 |
| 1919 | 64 | 10 | 156 | 1,103 | 61 | 55 |
| 1918 | 45 | 13 | 288 | 1,008 | 60 | 59 |
| 1917 | 53 | 9 | 170 | 1,123 | 73 | 65 |
| 1916 | 43 | 8 | 186 | 1,447 | 81 | 56 |
Maternal Mortality.
The total number of deaths due to childbirth during the year
was four, which gives a maternal mortality rate (i.e., number of
deaths per 1,000 births) of 2.69.
The following table gives the maternal mortality rate for Ilford and England and Wales for the past ten years:—
| No. of Deaths. | No. of Births. | Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Births, Ilford. | Maternal Mortality Rate per 1000 Births, England and Wales. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Puerperal Fever. | From Other Causes. | ||||
| 1924 | - | 1 | 1436 | 0.69 | 3.70 |
| 1923 | 3 | 1 | 1606 | 2.49 | 3.60 |
| 1922 | 3 | 3 | 1475 | 4.07 | 3.58 |
| 1921 | 3 | 1 | 1492 | 2.68 | 3.71 |
| 1920 | 2 | 3 | 1666 | 3.00 | 4.12 |
| 1919 | - | 4 | 1167 | 3.43 | 4.12 |
| 1918 | 2 | 1 | 1053 | 2.85 | 3.55 |
| 1917 | 1 | — | 1176 | 0.85 | 3.66 |
| 1916 | — | 1 | 1490 | 0.67 | 3.87 |
| 1915 | — | 5 | 1538 | 3.25 | 3.94 |