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Ilford 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Illegitimate Births and Deaths.—41 of the births
registered (26 males and 15 females) were illegitimate, that is 2'5
per cent. of the births registered. Seven illegitimate children
died under one year of age. Three of these children, however,
were in the Girls' Village Homes, Barkingside, and should,
strictly speaking, not be included in the death-rate of Ilford
infants, although they are so included by the Registrar-General.
Two died within 36 hours of birth.
None of the four other deaths of illegitimate children occurred
in foster children.
The infant mortality of illegitimate children, excluding those
who died in the Girls' Village Homes, was therefore 97.5 per
1,000, compared with the infant mortality rate (exclusive of those
children dying in the Girls' Village Homes) of 35.7 for legitimate
children. If the deaths of infants in the Girls' Village Homes
are. included there is an illegitimate infant mortality rate of 171
per 1.000. and 38 per 1.000 for legitimate children.
The fol
| Year. | Illegitimate Infants. | Legitimate Infants. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Births. | Births. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Births. | |
Foster- Children.
The arrangement come to with the Romford Board of Guardians
in accordance with the recommendations made by the
Ministry of Health in a circular dated September 30th, 1919,
by which the work of the Infant Life Protection Visitor employed