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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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APPENDIX VI. Summary of Infant Mortality Statistics.
Three five-year period figures are taken—five years pre-war, five years to 1925, five years to 1930, and 1931-1934.
| Years | Total Births | Infant Mortality Rate | Total Infant Deaths | Age at Death. | Maternal Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths under 1 week | Deaths 1 week to 4 weeks | Deaths 4 weeks to 1 year | Sepsis | Other | ||||
| 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 | — |
| 1924 | 535 | 58 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 1925 | 520 | 58 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 1921—1925 | 2832 | 62 | 177 | 64 | 26 | 87 | 6 | 7 |
| 1926 | 536 | 35 | 18 | 11 | _ | 7 | 1 | — |
| 1927 | 574 | 50 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 15 | — | 1 |
| 1928 | 652 | 49 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 1929 | 623 | 46 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 1930 | 629 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1926—1930 | 3014 | 44 | 134 | 51 | 14 | 69 | 4 | 6 |
| 1931 | 617 | 47 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| 1932 | 605 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 1933 | 598 | 41 | 25 | 12 | — | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 1934 | 706 | 43 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
(R.G.'s return 29, Local returns 27).
In these figures the following facts are shown :—
1—Reductions in Infantile Mortality Rates. The fall occurs chiefly in the period over 4 weeks of age.
2—Increase in the deaths of infants under 1 week of age. Rate 1910-1914, 28 per cent.
Rate 1926-1930, 38 per cent.
3—Increase in Maternal Deaths, Rate 1910-1914, 2.7 per 1.000 births.
Ratr 1926-1930. 3.3 per 1,000 births.
1931-1934. 5.5 per 1OOO births (live).