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Ilford 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS, 1907 AND 1915.
The number of births notified under the above Acts during
1919 was 1,233.
The percentage of births notified by the various responsible
persons is as follows
By Medical Practitioners 29
,, Certified Midwives 36
,, Parents and others 33
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The number of infants dying- within the first year of life was
71, the total number born being 1,167. The infant mortality
or rate of death per 1,000 births was therefore 61.
In previous years the total number of deaths and the rates have been as follows:—
| Year. | No. of Dearths under 1 year. | Rate per 1,000 Registered Births. |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 102 | 68 |
| 1914 | 93 | 62 |
| 1915 | 122 | 79 |
| 1916 | 89 | 60 |
| 1917 | 82 | 70 |
| 1918 | 73 | 69 |
| 1919 | 71 | 61 |
The figure for 1919 is therefore a satisfactory one and compares
favourably with that of 89 for England and Wales and 85
for London.
The following table shows the infantile mortality in each ward of the district:—
| Ward. | Number of Births. | No. of Infant Deaths | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook | 118 | 5 | 42 |
| Park | 178 | 13 | 78 |
| Seven Kings | 15!) | 9 | 50 |
| North Hainault | 75 | 8 | 106* |
| South Hainault | 150 | 13 | 86 |
| Clementswood | 252 | 12 | 47 |
| Loxford | 235 | 11 | 46 |
| Ilford | 1,167 | 71 | 61 |
| *Deducting from the North Hainault Ward the deaths of Infants occurring in the Village Homes, Barkingside, there is left an Infantile Mortality rate of 13 per 1,000 births for that ward. | |||