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 | 36 | 23 | 59 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | 24 | 61 |
The death rate of all infants per 1,000 live births was 31.75. The death
rate of all infants under one month of age per 1,000 live births was 20.82.
A detailed sub-division of the causes, etc., of these DEATHS is as follows:—
MALES.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 |
| Atelactasis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Totals | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | ... | 38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whooping Cough | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
| Atelactasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Gastro-enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Violence | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 10 | 1 | ... | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 |