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Stoke Newington 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
There were 51 deaths registered of infants under one year of age, as against 876 births; the proportion which the deaths under one year of age bear to 1,000 births, is therefore 58, as against 46 in the preceding year.
| Year. | Rate of Infantile Mortality. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 87 | 107 | 97 |
| 1919 | 62 | 85 | 89 |
| 1920 | 80 | 75 | 80 |
| 1921 | 53 | 79 | 83 |
| i922 | 67 | 74 | 77 |
| 1923 | 46 | 61 | 69 |
| 1924 | 58 | 69 | 75 |
A comparison of the causes of Infantile Mortality in 1924 with
those of the preceding year shows a decrease during last year
in the deaths from Premature Births; whereas there was an
increase in the deaths from Pneumonia and Congenital
Malformations.
The causes contributing to a high rate of mortality have been
discussed in previous reports, and it will suffice to call attention to
the fact that of 5S children who died under the age of one year,
24 deaths were ascribed to Prematurity, Wasting, and Congenital
Defects, and 17 to Bronchitis and Pneumonia, a total of 41 deaths
resulting from these two groups.