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Shoreditch 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The deaths amongst infants under one year numbered 164 of which 87 were
males and 77 females. These deaths amounted to 11.9 per cent. of the total nett
Shoreditch deaths from all causes compared with 12.3 per cent. in 1927.
The mortality amongst infants under one year was at the rate of 78 per 1 000
births registered during the year. Amongst male infants this rate was 81 and amongst
females 76. The infant mortality rates in the different Wards of the Borough are
included in the foregoing table.
The number of deaths of illegitimate infants was 3 which figure gives a mortality
rate of 40 per 1,000 illegitimate births.
The chief causes of deaths amongst infants were pneumonia, prematurity,
diarrhoea and enteritis, congenital debility and measles.
During the last ten years the infant mortality rates for England and Wales,
London and Shoreditch have been as follows:—
Deaths of Infants under one year per 1,000 births registered: —
| Year. | England and Wales. | London. | Shoreditch. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 93.2 | 85 | 110 |
| 1920 | 84.5 | 76 | 91 |
| 1921 | 81.2 | 80 | 114 |
| 1922 | 74.7 | 75 | 102 |
| 1923 | 69.2 | 61 | 82 |
| 1924 | 74.2 | 69 | 87 |
| 1925 | 74.5 | 68 | 88 |
| 1926 | 70.2 | 64 | 66 |
| 1927 | 69.7 | 59 | 74 |
| 1928 | 69 | 67 | 78 |
The causes of deaths of infants under one year together with ages and ward
distribution are given in the following table : —
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
The number of Shoreditch women who lost their lives in connection with
childbirth during the year was 7.
This gives a Maternal Mortality rate per 1,000 births of 3.3.
There were in addition three deaths associated with childbirth but not classified
thereto.