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 Hendon]
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TABLE I,
The following table shows the Infantile Mortality Rates over various years:—
Year. | Death rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births. |
---|---|
1900 | 133 |
1910 | 80 |
1920 | 47 |
1930 | 50 |
1940 | 54 |
1941 | 57 |
1942 | 34 |
1943 | 39 |
1944 | 32 |
1945 | 29 |
1946 | 29 |
1947 | 27 |
1948 | 21 |
1949 | 22 |
1950 | 16 |
1951 | 22 |
1952 | 21 |