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Ilford 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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25
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
In 1905, the number of deaths amongst Infants under
one year was 138, giving a proportion of 86.9 deaths to every
1,000 born.
As I consider the greatest need of a Health administration
at the present time is the dealing effectively with this
question of Infantile Mortality. I presented the following
short report on the subject advocating the appointment of a
female sanitary inspector, but I regret to say the Council did
not adopt my suggestion.
In the following table it will be seen that the excessive
mortality amongst children, is largely due to Summer
Diarrhoea, which carries off far too large a proportion of
Infantile life every year.