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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 26. Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births prevailing during 1898 in different classes of inhabitants.
| Children of parents included ia | Born. | Died under one year of age. | Death-rate per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Class | 245 | 25 | 102 |
| Domestic Class | 107 | 46 | 429 |
| Commercial Class— | |||
| Merchants' Clerks | 184 | 28 | 152 |
| Railway Traffic | 78 | 17 | 216 |
| Read Traffic | 552 | 93 | 168 |
| Water Traffic | 10 | 1 | 100 |
| Other Occupations | 73 | — | — |
| Agricultural and Fishing Class | 11 | 4 | 363 |
| Industrial Class— | |||
| Printing and Allied Trades | 46 | 3 | 65 |
| Engineering | 69 | 12 | 203 |
| Building „ | 663 | 114 | 202 |
| Furniture ,, | 37 | 2 | 54 |
| Coach Building „ | 42 | 5 | 118 |
| Tobacco „ | 6 | 1 | 200 |
| Drink , | 49 | 9 | 183 |
| Provision ,, | 214 | 33 | 154 |
| Dress | 135 | 21 | 155 |
| Refuse „ | 14 | 1 | 71 |
| Other Trades | 408 | 51 | 125 |
| Unspecified and unoccupied Classes | 119 | 9 | 75 |
| Totals | 2,951* | 475 | 160 |
Note—This Table is based on the classification employed in the Census
(1891) Report.
Owing to differences in the descriptions of occupations of parents in the
returns of births and deaths, it has been found very difficult to ensure that
certain of the groups shall include the same classes. The results cannot be
considered more than approximate.
* This total represents children born during the year, not births regigtered.
An attempt has been made during the year
to ascertain some of the factors giving rise to
the present infantile mortality. The statistics for
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