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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
Islington 1893
Thirty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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INFANTILE MORTALITY. Table LXXII.
| YEAR. | Births. | Deaths. | Infantile Mortality Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1871—80 | 89,627 | 13,243 | 148 |
| 81 | 9,968 | 1,400 | 140 |
| 82 | 10,061 | 1,403 | 140 |
| 83 | 9,888 | 1,312 | 133 |
| 84 | 10,011 | 1,506 | 150 |
| 85 | 9,643 | 1,387 | 144 |
| 86 | 9,814 | 1,510 | 154 |
| 87 | 9,726 | 1,549 | 159 |
| 88 | 9,568 | 1,262 | 132 |
| 89 | 9,559 | 1,242 | 129 |
| 90 | 9,419 | 1,484 | 158 |
| 1881—90 | 97,647 | 14,055 | 143 |
| 91 | 9,797 | 1,464 | 150 |
| 92 | 9,952 | 1,390 | 140 |
| 93 | 9,749 | 1,595 | 164 |
During the year, out of 9,749 children horn, 1,595 died before they
had attained the age of twelve months. These deaths represent an
infantile mortality rate of 164 for every 1,000 registered births.
This rate was exactly the same as that for the whole of London,
but was above that of the neighbouring parish of Hackney, where the
rate was 152, and below that of St. Pancras, in which it was 172.
The highest rate in the Metropolis was 219 in the Strand, and
the lowest, in Hampstead, where it was 102.
The infant mortality rate in the preceding two years (1891 and
1892) was respectively 150 and 140.
In the 1st quarter the mortality rate was 109 per 1,000 children born.
,, ,, 2nd ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 156 „ ,, ,, ,,
,, ,, 3rd ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 211 ,, ,, ,, ,,
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The chief causes of death in the first quarter were Whooping
Cough 10, Tabes Mesenterica 10, Premature Birth 42, Convulsions 20,
Bronchitis 35, Pneumonia 18, Suffocation 18, Debility 21, Marasmus
34, and Inanition 19.