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Acton 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
One hundred and thirty-nine deaths under one year of age
were registered in the district, and 12 infants under one year of
age died in public institutions beyond the district, making a total
of 151. The latter figures correspond to an infantile mortality
of 102 per 1,000 births.
The infantile mortality in England and Wales last year was 106; in the 77 large towns it amounted to 115; and in the 136 smaller towns it was 104.
| The deaths were distributed as follows:— | |
| North-East Ward | 20 |
| North-West Ward | 21 |
| South-.East Ward | 33 |
| South-West Ward | 77 |
| The infantile mortality in each ward would be:— | |
| North-East Ward | 63 per 1,000 births. |
| North-West Ward | 96 „ „ |
| South-East Ward | 84 „ „ |
| South-West Ward | 137 „ |
The infantile mortality was 4 per 1,000 lower than in 1909,
18 per 1,000 lower than in 1908, and 28 per 1,000 lower than in
1907.
Compared with 1909 the infantile mortality was higher in
the North East and North-West Wards and lower in the SouthEast
and South-West Wards. There was again a diminution in
the number of deaths from Diarrhœal Diseases. It would, of
course, be pleasant if one were able to claim all the credit for
the marked diminution in the number of deaths from Diarrhoea]
diseases which has occurred in recent years, but the succession
of cool, wet summers has had a most marked influence on the
prevalence of Diarrhœal diseases