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 | 30 | 28 | 58 |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
31 | 29 | 60 |
The death rate of all infants per 1,000 live births -was 48.98. A detailed subdivision of the causes, etc. of these DEAHTS as follows:-
MALES
Causes of death | Under | Total | Total under 1year | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 week | 2nd week | 3rd week | 4th week | under 1 mth | 1-3 mths | 3-6 mths | 6-9 mths | 9-12 mths | ||
Bronchitis | _ | _ | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — | _ | - | 1 |
Diarrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Pneumonia | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Violence | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Premature birth | 5 | - | 2 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Injury at birth | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Atelactasis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Asphyxia neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
Congenital malformations | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Other causes | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Totals | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
FEMALES
Whooping cough | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Pneumonia | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | 10 |
Congenital malformations | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | -- | 2 |
Congenital debility | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Premature birth | 5 | - | 2 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Injury of birth | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Atelactasis | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Other causes | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
Totals | 9 | 1 | 2 | - | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS
The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the country as a whole and to London, enabling comparisons to be made as follows:-
Birth rate per 1,000 population | Death rate per 1,000 births | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
From diarrhoea, etc. under 2 years | Total deaths under 1 year | |||
Live | Still | |||
England and Wales | 14.2 | 0.51 | 5.1 | 59 |
London | 8.9 | 0.33 | 6.8 | 68 |
EDMONTON | - | - | 2.45 | 48.98 |
ANNUAL DEATH RATE PER 1,000 OF POPULATION
All causes | Measles | Scarlet fever | Whooping cough | Diphtheria | Influenza | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England and Wales | 12.9 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.19 |
London | 16.3 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.15 |
EDMONTON | - | - | - | - | - | - |