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Wandsworth 1912
[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 an increase
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 a decrease.
| 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | Five years' average. | 1912. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate per 1,000 births | 101 | 98 | 86 | 78 | 122 | 97 | 76 |
| Percentage of above :— | |||||||
| Under one week | 195 | 199 | 224 | 271 | 163 | 210 | 287 |
| 1 and under 2 weeks | 6.2 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| 2 and under 3 weeks | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 3 and under 4 weeks | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| Under 4 weeks | 33.7 | 32.8 | 37.4 | 40.9 | 29.5 | 34.8 | 44.7 |
| From 4 to 13 weeks | 19.3 | 21.6 | 16.9 | 18.5 | 14.2 | 18.1 | 20.5 |
| From 3 to 6 months | 20.0 | 13.7 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 22.2 | 18.3 | 15.4 |
| From 6 to 9 months | 14.0 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 158 | 9.7 |
| From 9 to 12 months | 13.0 | 13.6 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 17.8 | 13.0 | 9.7 |
| Under 12 months | 1000.0 | 1000.0 | 1000.0 | 1000.0 | 1000.0 | 1000.0 | 1000.0 |
In 1911 there was a considerable increase in the Infantile
Mortality, and this was, in the Report for that year, stated to have
been due to the climatic conditions having been favourable for
Diarrhoea and Digestive diseases of infants, but in 1912 these
conditions were most unfavourable, and consequently there was
a very great reduction in the mortality from these diseases.
This, combined with the decrease in the number of deaths from
Measles and Pneumonia, reduced the Infantile Mortality from 122
to 76, which, as has already been stated, is the lowest on record.