Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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MORTALITY IN CHILDHOOD.
TABLE 36.
Infantile Mortality. Special Areas.
Special Area. | 1914. | Infantile Mortality.* | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Births. | Deaths. | 1914. | 1913. | 1909-13. | ||
V. | "Hall Park" | 137 | 22 | 96 | ||
"North Wharf" | 89 | 8 | 132 | |||
"Clarendon Street" | 267 | 50 | 173 | |||
IV. | "Alfred Road" | 128 | 15 | 105 | ||
III. | "Amberley Road" | 97 | 13 | 129 | ||
I. | "Queen's Park" | 235 | 18 | 115 |
TABLE 37.
Infantile Mortality.
Causes of Death and Mortality Rates.
Cause of Death. | Deaths. | Infantile Mortality.* | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combined Areas. | Rest of Borough. | Combined Areas. | Rest of Borough. | ||
Not Certified | — | — | — | — | |
Measles | 1 | 1 | 1.05 | 0.50 | |
Diphtheria | — | 1 | - | 0.50 | |
Whooping Cough | 5 | 8 | 5.24 | 4.04 | |
Diarrhœa (all forms) | 46 | 26 | 48.27 | 13.13 | |
Premature Birth | 15 | 29 | 15.74 | 14.64 | |
Congenital Defects | 2 | 8 | 2.10 | 4.04 | |
Injury at Birth | 2 | 1 | 2.10 | 0.50 | |
Want of Breast Milk | - | 2 | - | 1.01 | |
Atrophy, Debility | 1 | 7 | 1.05 | 3.53 | |
Atelectasis | 5 | 7 | 5.24 | 3.53 | |
Debility at Birth | 2 | 11 | 2.10 | 5.55 | |
Tuberculous Diseases | 3 | 5 | 3.15 | 2.52 | |
Erysipelas | 1 | - | 1.05 | - | |
Syphilis | 2 | 7 | 2.10 | 3.53 | |
Rickets | - | - | - | - | |
Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 2.10 | 0.50 | |
Convulsions | - | 1 | - | 0.50 | |
Respiratory Diseases | 27 | 19 | 28.33 | 9.59 | |
Suffocation (Overlaid) | 1 | 2 | 1.05 | 1.01 | |
Other Causes | 11 | 19 | 11.54 | 9.59 | |
All Causes | 126 | 155 | 132.21 | 78.28 | |
Ages at Death. | Under 1 month | 28 | 70 | 29.38 | 36.36 |
Aged 1—3 months | 26 | 31 | 27.28 | 15.65 | |
Under 3 months... | 54 | 101 | 56.66 | 51.01 | |
Aged 3—6 „ | 36 | 24 | 37.77 | 12.12 | |
6-9 „ | 10 | 16 | 10.49 | 8.08 | |
9-12 „ | 26 | 14 | 27.28 | 7.07 | |
* Corrected rates. |