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Finsbury 1913
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1913
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INFANT MORTALITY.
The infant mortality of any district for any stated year means
the number of deaths of children under one year per 1,000 births.
The corrected number of births of Finsbury children for 1913 is
2,494. In the same year 348 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, 348, by 1,000,
and dividing the result by the number of births, 2,494, for that
year.
The infant mortality of the Borough for 1913 is 139; expressed
in popular manner, this means that out of every 1,000 children
born during the year 139 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 | ||
| 1913 | 2,494 | 348 | 139 | ||