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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
Bromley 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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APPENDIX VI.—SUMMARY OF INFANT MORTALITY STATISTICS. Two five year period figures are taken—five years pre war and five years to 1925.
| Years, | Total. Births | I.M.R. | Total Infant Deaths. | Age at Death. | Maternal Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths under I week. | Deaths 1 week to 4 weeks. | Deaths 4 weeks to 1 year. | Sepsis. | Other. | ||||
| 1910 | 647 | 60 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 22 | - | 2 |
| 1911 | 049 | 74 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 3 |
| 1912 | 660 | 60 | 41 | J3 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| I913 | 613 | 84 | 52 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | 617 | 6l | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 1910—1914 | 3186 | 68 | 220 | 61 | 41 | 118 | 3 | 6 |
| 1921 | 624 | 60 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 1922 | 575 | 74 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 1923 | 578 | 60 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 1924 | 535 | 58 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| 1925 | 520 | 58 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 1921 — 1925 | 2832 | 62 | 177 | 64 | 26 | 87 | 6 | 8 |
On these figures the following facts are shown—
1—Decrease in the number of births.
2—Reduction of Infantile Mortality Rates, The fall occurs chiefly in the period over 4 weeks of age.
3—Increase in the deaths of infants under 1 week of age. Rate 1910-1914, 28 percent, of deaths.
Rate 1921-1925, 33 per cent. of deaths.
4—Increase in maternal deaths. Rate 1910-1914, 2.7 per 1,000 births.
Rate 1921-1925, 4.9 per 1,000 births.