Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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Table IX shows the births and deaths of infants, legitimate and illegitimate, since 1902 onwards, with the corresponding infantile mortality rates for Westminster and for London:— Table IX.
Year. | Legitimate. | Illegitimate. | Total Rate, Westminster. | Total Rate, London. | ||||
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Births. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 Births. | Births. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1,000 Births. | |||
1902 | 3,275 | 410 | 125 | 186 | 32 | 172 | 127 | 140 |
1903 | 3,035 | 345 | 113 | 150 | 25 | 166 | 116 | 130 |
1904 | 2,920 | 320 | 109 | 134 | 40 | 298 | 118 | 145 |
1905 | 2,971 | 305 | 102 | 149 | 24 | 161 | 105 | 130 |
1906 | 2,744 | 285 | 103 | 187 | 38 | 203 | 110 | 131 |
1907 | 2,764 | 269 | 97 | 163 | 34 | 208 | 103 | 116 |
1908 | 2,739 | 266 | 97 | 174 | 27 | 155 | 100 | 113 |
1909 | 2,548 | 232 | 91 | 203 | 26 | 128 | 93 | 108 |
1910 | 2,399 | 189 | 78 | 193 | 25 | 129 | 82 | 103 |
1911 | 2,195 | 210 | 95 | 166 | 33 | 198 | 103 | 129 |
1912 | 2,194 | 168 | 76 | 155 | 27 | 174 | 83 | 91 |
1913 | 2,057 | 184 | 89 | 176 | 29 | 164 | 95 | 105 |
1914 | 1,995 | 147 | 73 | 162 | 24 | 148 | 79 | 104 |
1915 | 1,798 | 141 | 78 | 181 | 41 | 225 | 92 | 112 |
1916 | 1,632 | 110 | 68 | 178 | 41 | 230 | 83.4 | 89 |
1917 | 1,348 | 112 | 83 | 196 | 48 | 239 | 103.6 | 104 |
1918 | 1,234 | 112 | 86.6 | 225 | 36 | 155 | 100 | 108 |
1919 | 1,383 | 99 | 71.5 | 217 | 41 | 188 | 87.5 | 85 |
1920 | 2,047 | 123 | 60 | 219 | 44 | 200 | 73.6 | 76 |
1921 | 1,729 | 117 | 67.7 | 190 | 37 | 194 | 80.2 | 80 |
1922 | 1,703 | 84 | 49.3 | 199 | 20 | 100 | 54.6 | 74 |
1923 | 1,582 | 68 | 42.9 | 176 | 15 | 85.7 | 47.2 | 60 |
1924 | 1,489 | 82 | 55.0 | 138 | 14 | 101.4 | 59.0 | 69 |
1925 | 1,418 | 88 | 62.0 | 117 | 18 | 153.8 | 69.0 | 67 |
1926 | 1,419 | 76 | 52.4 | 157 | 20 | 127.3 | 59.7 | 64 |
1927 | 1,255 | 81 | 64.5 | 144 | 15 | 104.1 | 68.6 | 59 |
1928 | 1,220 | 65 | 53.2 | 150 | 15 | 100.0 | 58.39 | 67 |
1929 | 1,190 | 83 | 67.7 | 167 | 22 | 131.7 | 77.37 | 70 |
Table X shows the causes of death of children who died under one year of age. Figures under the same grouped causes are given from 1922 onwards, showing the proportion per 1,000 births applicable under each headingTable X.
1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | – | – | – | 0.65 | – | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.73 |
Influenza | 3.6 | – | 0.6 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.71 | – | 0.73 |
Measles | 1.0 | – | 5.5 | – | 2.49 | – | – | 0.73 |
Whooping Cough | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.62 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 8.1 |
Septic diseases | 0.5 | 1. | 1.2 | – | 0.62 | 0.71 | – | – |
Bronchitis and pneumonia | 7.3 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 16.2 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 13.8 | 14.7 |
Stomach and bowel complaints | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 7.3 |
Syphilis | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | _ | 2.8 | 0.72 | 0.73 |
Congenital malformations | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 4.34 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
Prematurity | 16.2 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 9.4 | 19.8 |
Neglect and injury at birth | 5.7 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.65 | 3.72 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 1.4 |
Debility from birth and atrophy, rickets, atelectasis | 4.2 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 3.72 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
Tuberculosis | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.86 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
Chicken Pox | – | – | _ | – | – | – | – | 0.73 |
Other causes | 3.6 | 2.8 | 6-7 | 10.4 | 4.34 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 13.2 |
54.6 | 46.6 | 59.0 | 69.0 | 59.7 | 68.6 | 58.39 | 77.37 |