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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
Erith 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Table showing Births and Deaths under 1 year, and Infantile Mortality rates for the 10 years 1895 — 1904, for 3 subsequent periods of 5 yerrs, and for 1919.
| Births. | Deaths. under. 1 year. | Infantile Mortality Kate. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Years 1895—1904 | 7795 | 1034 | 132.6 |
| 5 Years 1905—1909 | 4144 | 347 | 83.71 |
| ,, ,, 1910—1914 | 3675 | 280 | 76.19 |
| ,. 1915—1919 | 3629 | 249 | 68.33 |
| 1919 | 670 | 38 | 56.71 |
Welfare Centres are in good working order it may he
hoped that this figure will be improved on.
If the Infantile Mortality rates of legitimate and
illegitimate children are compared it will be seen that the
rate for illegitimate children is very much higher than
that for legitimate ones.
In this district there were 633 legitimate births
during 1919, with 33 deaths giving a rate of 52.13 per
1,000 legitimate births, and there were 37 illegitimate
births and 5 deaths during the same period giving a rate
of 135.1.
The subjoined table shows numbers of legitimate and illegitimate births with mortality rates for the past 10 years.
| Year. | Number of Births of Illegitimate Children. | Total number of Births. | Hate of Illegitimate Births per 1,000 Births. | Number of Deaths of Illegitimate Children. | Mortality Rate of Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Births. | Mortality Rate of Legitimate Children per 1,000 Legitimate Births, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 9 | 691 | 13.02 | 2 | 222.2 | 68.91 |
| 1911 | 22 | 715 | 30.76 | 1 | 45.45 | 77.77 |
| 1912 | 17 | 664 | 25.6 | 1 | 58.82 | 69.55 |
| 1913 | 25 | 771 | 32.42 | 5 | 200.0 | 72.38 |
| 1914 | 26 | 834 | 31.17 | 7 | 269.2 | 85.39 |
| 1915 | 22 | 738 | 29.81 | 7 | 318.1 | 65.64 |
| 1916 | 16 | 827 | 19.34 | 1 | 62.5 | 57.95 |
| 1917 | 23 | 734 | 31.2 | 3 | 130.4 | 78.74 |
| 1918 | 28 | 660 | 42.42 | 4 | 142.8 | 72.78 |
| 1919 | 37 | 670 | 55.22 | 5 | 135.1 | 52.13 |