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 St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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The next table shows the number of deaths of infants and the rates of infantile mortality for the several Wards and Registration Sub-Districts for the past 10 years:—
Infantile Mortality | West. | South. | East. | North. | No Address | Whole Borough. | County ofLondon. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ward | Total. | Ward | Total. | Ward | Total. | Ward | Total. | ||||||||
4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Infantile Mortality rate for year 1905 | 130 | 165 | 139 | 116 | - | 136 | 130 | ||||||||
„ „ 1906 | 131 | 148 | 130 | 119 | — | 131 | 131 | ||||||||
„ „ 1907 | 107 | 144 | 130 | 84 | — | 114 | 116 | ||||||||
„ „ 1908 | 126 | 128 | 115 | 94 | — | 115 | 113 | ||||||||
„ „ 1909 | 125 | 127 | 99 | 90 | — | 109 | 108 | ||||||||
„ „ 1910 | 108 | 108 | 128 | 85 | — | 108 | 103 | ||||||||
„ „ 1911 | 130 | 94 | 113 | 107 | — | 112 | 129 | ||||||||
„ „ 1912 | 96 | 83 | 95 | 76 | — | 88 | 91 | ||||||||
„ „ 1913 | 101 | 102 | 90 | 80 | — | 93 | 105 | ||||||||
„ „ 1914 | 101 | 72 | 94 | 91 | — | 92 | 104 | ||||||||
„ „ 1915 | 111 | 110 | 113 | 85 | — | 105 | 112 |
The work that is being done in regard to the prevention of infant mortality
is described elsewhere in this report (pages 24-27).
The infantile mortality occurring during the whole year per 1,000 births is classified in the following table according to the quarter of the year in which the deaths took place, and the corresponding figures are given for each of the past 10 years:—
Infantile Mortality. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter, | Whole Year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infantile Mortality rate per 1000 births for year 1905 | 130 | 96 | 175 | 139 | 135.7 |
„ „ 1906 | 128 | 103 | 172 | 121 | 131.7 |
„ „ 1907 | 109 | 122 | 102 | 123 | 113.8 |
„ „ 1908 | 129 | 91 | 116 | 130 | 115.0 |
„ „ 1909 | 118 | 87 | 106 | 125 | 108.8 |
,, „ 1910 | 94 | 103 | 95 | 143 | 107.8 |
„ „ 1911 | 100 | 82 | 178 | 126 | 121.3 (112.1)* |
„ „ 1912 | 105 | 82 | 87 | 102 | 94.3 ( 88.0)* |
„ „ 1913 | 97 | 72 | 105 | 121 | 99.1 ( 92.8)* |
„ „ 1914 | 105 | 66 | 102 | 111 | 95.9 ( 92.1)* |
„ „ 1915 | 119 | 94 | 94 | 132 | 109.9 (104.5)* |
* The figures in brackets are corrected for outward and inward transfers. This additional information
was supplied by the Registrar-General for the first time for the year 1911.