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 Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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Births, Maternal Mortality and Infantile Mortality during the twenty years
1918 to 1937.
The following Table shows the Birth rate, Maternal Mortality rate and the number and rate per 1,000 births of:—
Year. | Live Births. | Birth rate per 1,000 population | Maternal Mortality. | Deaths of Infants: | Deaths of visited infants. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
rate per 1,000 | Under 2 weeks. | 2 weeks to 12 months. | Total under one year. | Total under one year. | Rate per 1,000 visited. | |||||||
Live Births. | Total Births. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | No. | Rate. | |||||
1918 | 3,203 | 20.4 | 4.01 | – | 79 | 24.7 | 265 | 82.7 | 344 | 107 | 173 | 68 |
1919 | 3,949 | 24.6 | 2.78 | – | 106 | 26.8 | 222 | 56.2 | 328 | 83 | 243 | 69 |
1920 | 5,457 | 34.1 | 3.48 | – | 121 | 22.2 | 326 | 59.7 | 447 | 82 | 213 | 48 |
1921 | 4,478 | 27.2 | 3.57 | – | 92 | 20.5 | 282 | 62.9 | 374 | 83 | 243 | 66 |
1922 | 4,417 | 26.6 | 3.17 | – | 108 | 24.5 | 241 | 54.5 | 349 | 79 | 147 | 38 |
1923 | 4,256 | 25.6 | 3.29 | – | 101 | 23.7 | 154 | 36.1 | 255 | 60 | 163 | 44 |
1924 | 3,831 | 22.9 | 1.30 | – | 75 | 19.5 | 202 | 52.7 | 277 | 72 | 128 | 38 |
1925 | 3,831 | 22.7 | 3.13 | – | 73 | 19.0 | 215 | 56.1 | 288 | 75 | 174 | 50 |
1926 | 3,658 | 21.6 | 3.97 | – | 75 | 20.5 | 183 | 50.0 | 258 | 70 | 136 | 39 |
1927 | 3,309 | 19.8 | 2.72 | – | 68 | 20.6 | 150 | 45.3 | 218 | 66 | 138 | 42 |
1928 | 3,228 | 19.9 | 2.47 | – | 64 | 19.8 | 166 | 51.4 | 230 | 71 | 152 | 49 |
1929 | 3,064 | 19.1 | 3.26 | – | 77 | 25.1 | 153 | 49.9 | 230 | 75 | 123 | 40 |
1930 | 3,056 | 19.3 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 66 | 21.6 | 101 | 33.5 | 167 | 55 | 102 | 34 |
1931 | 2,739 | 17.5 | 2.55 | 2.47 | 60 | 21.8 | 151 | 55.1 | 211 | 77 | 139 | 50 |
1932 | 2,616 | 17.2 | 4.20 | 4.07 | 57 | 21.8 | 109 | 41.6 | 166 | 63 | 74 | 28 |
1933 | 2,295 | 15.4 | 1.74 | 1.70 | 59 | 25.7 | 64 | 27.9 | 123 | 54 | 81 | 34 |
1934 | 2,267 | 15.5 | 3.53 | 3.40 | 37 | 16.3 | 103 | 45.4 | 140 | 62 | 72 | 31 |
1935 | 2,215 | 15.4 | 3.16 | 3.06 | 47 | 21.2 | 55 | 24.8 | 102 | 46 | 95 | 41 |
1936 | 2,110 | 15.0 | 1.89 | 1.84 | 35 | 16.6 | 118 | 55.9 | 153 | 72 | 99 | 44 |
1937 | 2,115 | 15.5 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 32 | 15.1 | 97 | 45.9 | 129 | 61 | – | – |
(Tables showing the causes of death are given as follows:—
Deaths under 1 year, page 12.
Deaths from puerperal causes, page 127.