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Hampstead 1921

Report for the year 1921 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Mortality among Young Children. The following table shows the Infantile Mortality rate and the death rate among children under five years of age. The latter rate is calculated upon a period of five years:—

Year.Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.Deaths of Children under 5 years of age.
No.Rate per 1000 births.No.Rate per 1000 children born in the year and in preceding four years.
1910816013219•2
19111058215222•7
1912796213119•8
1913916914922•7
1914917212920•0
19151017614422•2
191673629414•7
1917908012219•6
1918697710918•8
1919968312021•2
1920754810117•1
1921886512620•7

Deaths among Legitimate and Illegitimate Infants.

The following comparative tables indicate the great disproportion in the deaths of legitimate and illegitimate infants : —

Year.Legitimate Infants.Death rate per 1000 legitimate Dirtbs.Illegitimate Infants.Death-rate per 1000 illegitimate births.
Births.Deaths.Births.Deaths.
19081,32687662910345
19091,239887143n256
19101,23371573610278
19111,23994763711297
19121,20768567411149
19131,25273587318246
19141,21877635514254
19151,24682658119234
19161,0886559768105
19171,05274707116225
191879756709813132
19191,039777411719162
19201,47862428813148
19211,25971568317205