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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 1898
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1898
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TABLE 24. Deaths of Infants under One Year. (Averages adjusted to nearest whole numbers in each case.)
| Uncorrected Averages. | Corrected Ave) ages, 1888-97.* | 1898. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888-92. | 1893-97. | 1888-97. | |||
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ... |
| Whooping Cough | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Diphtheria | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| "Fever" | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 51 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 81 |
| Principal Zymotics | 81 | 94 | 89 | 90 | 124 |
| Syphilis | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| All other Zymotics | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Total Zymotics | 96 | 106 | 101 | 102 | 139 |
| Want of Breast Milk | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Tubercular Diseases | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 37 |
| Premature Birth | 60 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 60 |
| Malformations | 12 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
| Convulsions | 35 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 18 |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 68 | 78 | 73 | 74 | 70 |
| Dentition | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Enteritis | 5 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| Suffocation | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Other Forms of Violence | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 63 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 53 |
| All other Causes | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 23 |
| Grand Totals | 417 | 450 | 434 | 437 | 476 |
| Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births | 143 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 160 |
* Factor
2965
2940
= 1.008