London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The following Table shows the percentage of deaths at different
age periods to total infantile mortality for the year and for the five
previous years. It will be noted that there has been a decrease in
this percentage under four weeks compared with the five years'
average, and also at four to 13 weeks, while at the other age periods
there has been an increase.
| 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | Five years' average. | 1911. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate per 1,000 births | 125 | 101 | 98 | 86 | 78 | 97 | 122 |
| Percentage of above: — | |||||||
| Under one week | 18.8 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 22.4 | 27.1 | 21.4 | l6.3 |
| 1 and under 2 weeks | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | |
| 2 and under 3 weeks | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 3 and under 4 weeks | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| Under 4 weeks | 32.7 | 33.7 | 32.8 | 37. 4 | 40.9 | 35.6 | 29.5 |
| From 4 to 13 weeks | 19.0 | 19.3 | 21.6 | 16.9 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 14 2 |
| From 3 to 6 months | 20.9 | 20.0 | 13.7 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 22 2 |
| From 6 to 9 months | 159 | I40 | 183 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 156 | 16.8 |
| From 9 to 12 months | 11.4 | I3.0 | 1.36 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 11.7 | 17.8 |
| Under 12 months | 1000 | 100.00 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1000 |