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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
Fulham 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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TABLE VI. The infantile death-rates of the several wards were as under:-
| Ward. | Deaths under one year per 1,000 births. Averages 5 1916. years 1911-15. | Ward. | Deaths under oner year per 1,000 births. Averages 5 1916. years 1911-15. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barons Court | 82 | 102 | Munster | 76 | 107 |
| Lillie | 107 | 110 | Hurlingham | 54 | 72 |
| Walham | 111 | 125 | Sands End | 77 | 116 |
| Margravine | 98 | 126 | Town | 90 | 65 |
84 or 25 per cent. of the deaths of infants under one
year of age occurred in the first seven days of life and
130 on 39.3 per cent. in the first four weeks. The
mortality rate of infants in the first month of life was
35 per 1,000 births compared with an average rate of
38 per 1,000 during the preceding five years, the fall in
infant mortality in 1916 being mainly confined to infants
over four weeks of age.
Causes of Infantile Mortality.—Table V gives
the causes of the deaths at various periods under one
year of age, and in the following table the mortality
from certain groups of diseases will be found:—
TABLE VII. Death-rates of infants one year of age from certain groups of diseases.
| Diseases. | Deaths per 1,000 births. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1916. | Average of 5 years 1911-15. | |
| Infectious Diseases | 5.1 | 9.1 |
| Tuberculous Diseases | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| Diarrhœal Diseases | 19.4 | 24.8 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 16.8 | 19.7 |
| Premature Birth, Congenital Defects and Debility | 31.1 | 35.9 |
| Other Causes | 13.2 | 16.3 |
| 88 | 109 | |