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 Edmonton]
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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The deaths of infants under one year of age were as follows:—
M | F | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 48 | 22 | 70 |
Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 3 |
50 | 23 | 73 |
The death-rate of all infants per 1 ,000 live births was 44 7. A detailed sub-division of the causes, etc., of these infant deaths is as follows: —
MALES.
Causes of Death | Under 1 week | Second week | Third week | Fourth week | Total under month | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months | Total under 1 year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meningitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Bronchitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Violence | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Congenital Malformation | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 7 |
Inattention at Birth | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 |
Injury at Birth | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Atelactasis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Icterus Neonatorum | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Other Causes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Totals | 17 | 3 | .. | .. | 20 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 50 |
FEMALES.
Causes of Death | Under 1 week | Second week | Third week | Fourth week | Total under 1 month | 1—3 months | 3—6 months | 6—9 months | 9—12 months | Total under 1 year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 |
T B. Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Diarrhœa | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 5 |
Congenital Malformation | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Congenital Debility | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Premature Birth | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Injury at Birth | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
Icterus Neonatorum | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
Atelactasis | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
Totals | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 |