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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
Paddington 1895
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1895
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CAUSES OF DEATH AMONG INFANTS,
In view of the rise in the death-rate among
infants under one year of age, Table 27 has been
prepared showing the annual average of deaths from
certain selected causes in the whole Parish during
the past decennium. In the last column the
averages have been multiplied by 1.022, the ratio of
the births in 1895 to the average annual number of
births during 1885-94.
TABLE 27. Deaths under 1 Year of Age—Whole Parish.
| 1895. | Average per Year 1885-94. | Average increased for increase in births. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 3 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 19.6 | 20.0 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Diarrhœa | 72 | 52.0 | 53.1 |
| Syphilis | 8 | 9.4 | 9.6 |
| Other Zymotic Diseases | 6 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Total Zymotic Diseases | 104 | 99.8 | 101.9 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 4 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Tubercular Diseases | 22 | 29.0 | 29.6 |
| Premature Birth | 71 | 49.5 | 50.3 |
| Congenital Malformations | 22 | 10.5 | 10.7 |
| Convulsions | 29 | 35.8 | 36.5 |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 80 | 69.3 | 70.8 |
| Dentition | 10 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Enteritis | 43 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Suffocation, includg. "overlaid" | 18 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
| Other forms of Violence | 6 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 48 | 59.2 | 60.5 |
| All other causes | 33 | 30.9 | 31.5 |
| Total deaths | 490 | 415.8 | 424.9 |
| Births registered | 2,979 | 2,915.0 | ... |