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Acton 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Infantile Mortality.—There were 182 deaths registered of Infants
under 1 year of age as against 1,080 births; the proportion which the
deaths under 1 year of age bear to 1,000 births is therefore 168.5, as
against i87.2 in the preceding year.
The following table compares the death-rate of children under one year per 1,000 registered births, and the birth-rate for the last fourteen years:—
| Birth-rate per | Thousand. | Deaths of Children under 1 year. Per Thousand Registered Birth. |
|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 28.7 | 147 |
| 1888 | 31.1 | 182 |
| 1889 | 175 | |
| 1890 | 28.3 | 151 |
| 1891 | 30.8 | 146 |
| 1892 | 185 | |
| 1893 | 192.5 | |
| 1894 | 30.2 | 160.6 |
| 1895 | 168.1 | |
| 1896 | 168.9 | |
| 1897 | 30.7 | 198.3 |
| 1898 | 181.9 | |
| 1899 | 187.2 | |
| 1900 | 28.1 | 168.5 |
Diarrhaa.—There were 48 deaths from Diarrhoea in children under
5 years, and 2 in persons over 5 years of age.
Acting on the instructions received from the Registrar General,
under the heading of " Diarrhoea," I have included deaths certified as
from Diarrhoea alone, or in combination with some other cause of
ill defined nature; and also deaths certified as from
Epidemic Enteritis,
Zymotic Enteritis,
Epidemic Diarrhoea, Summer Diarrhoea,
Dysentery and Dysenteric diarrhoea,
Choleraic Diarrhoea, Cholera, Cholera Nostras,
(in the absence of Asiatic Cholera),