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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1942
[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 | 41 | 42 | 83 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 5 | |
| ' | 45 | 43 | 88 |
The death rate of all infants per 1,000 live births was 51.73. A detailed subdivision of the causes, etc. of these DEATHS is as follows:-
| Causes of death | Under 1 week | 2nd week | 3rd week | 4th week | Total under 1 mth | 1- 3 mths | 3- 6 mths | 6- 9 mths | 9- 12 mths. | Total under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerebro-spinal Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Other forms T.B. | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 5 |
| Pneumonia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Violence | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Premature birth | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 |
| At???lactasis | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Asphyxia neonatorum | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Congenital malformations | 5 | 2 | – | – | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 9 |
| Other causes | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | – | 5 | |
| Totals | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | 45 |
| FEMALES | ||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 |
| Pneumonia | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Congenital malformations | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 7 |
| Congenital debility | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Premature birth | 10 | 1 | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Injury at birth | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Atelactasis | 5 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Ashpyxia noonatorum | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Violence | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 44 | |
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.
The Registrar-General has. forwarded provisional figures relating to the country as a whole and to London, enabling comparisons to be made as follows:-
| Birth rate per 1,000 population | Death rate per 1,000 births | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From diarrhoea, etc. under 2 years . | Total deaths under 1 year | |||
| Live | Still. | |||
| England and Wales | 15.8 | 0.54 | 5.2 | 49 |
| London | 14.0 | 0.48 | 8.6 | 60 |
| EDMONTON | – | 8.23 | 51.73 | |
ANNUAL DEATH RATE PER 1,000 of POPULATION
| All causes | Measles | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough | Diphtheria | Influenza | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 11.6 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| London | 13.9 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.07 |
| EDMONTON | - | - | - | - | - | - |