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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
Finsbury 1912
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1912
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The corrected number of births of Finsbury children for 1912 is
2,579. In the same year 290 children died under one year of age
and belonging to the Borough. The infant mortality is obtained
by multiplying the number of deaths under one year, 290, by 1,000,
and dividing the result by the number of births, 2,579, for that
year.
The infant mortality of the Borough for 1912 is 112; expressed
in popular manner, this means that out of every 1,000 children
born during the year 112 died before reaching their first birthday.
The corresponding figures for previous years are annexed:—
| Year. | Corrected Births. | Corrected Deaths. | Infant Mortality. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 3,254 | 533 | 163 |
| 1902 | 3,191 | 558 | 174 |
| 1903 | 3,162 | 503 | 159 |
| 1904 | 3,095 | 522 | 168 |
| 1905 | 2,886 | 429 | 148 |
| 1906 | 3,012 | 474 | 157 |
| 1907 | 2,884 | 368 | 127 |
| 1908 | 2,916 | 400 | 137 |
| 1909 | 2,857 | 366 | 128 |
| 1910 | 2,813 | 342 | 121 |
| 1911 | 2,676 | 411 | 154 |
| 1912 | 2,579 | 290 | 112 |
This year, the number of infant deaths and the infant mortality
are both smaller than they have ever been before. This result is
in part to be accredited to the extremely mild summer of 1912.