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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 1897
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1897
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TABLE20. Deaths of Infants under One Year. (Averages adjusted to nearest whole numbers.)
| Uncorrected Averages. | Corrected Ave) ages, 1887-96.1 | 1897. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887-91. | 1892-96 | 1887-96. | |||
| Measles | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Diarrhoea | 49 | 56 | 52 | 54 | 83 |
| Principal Zymotics | 80 | 90 | 85 | 87 | 109 |
| Syphilis | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| All other Zymotics | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Total Zymotics | 95 | 102 | 99 | 101 | 116 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Tubercular Diseases | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
| Premature Birth | 60 | 69 | 54 | 56 | 57 |
| Malformations | 10 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 23 |
| Convulsions | 38 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 24 |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 65 | 74 | 69 | 72 | 83 |
| Dentition | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Enteritis | 4 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| Suffocation (overlaid) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Other Forms of Violence | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 56 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 45 |
| All other Causes | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 22 |
| Grand Total | 405 | 412 | 424 | 436 | 448 |
| Infantile Mortality per) 1,000 births | 139 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 148 |
* Obtained by factor 3010/2930= 1.027