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 Shoreditch]
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Illegitimate Death Rate.
Of the 54 illegitimate births, in 3, or 5.55 per cent., death occurred before
reaching the age of one year, which corresponds to an infantile mortality rate of
56 per 1,000 births. This is a decrease of 140 as compared with 1933.
Infantile Mortality.
Year. | Shoreditch Deaths under one year. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Shoreditch. | London. | England and Wales. | ||
1900 | 741 | 187 | 160 | *138 |
1901 | 812 | 201 | 149 | |
1902 | 704 | 181 | 139 | |
1903 | 676 | 176 | 131 | |
1904 | 706 | 190 | 146 | |
1905 | 652 | 165 | 131 | |
1906 | 651 | 168 | 131 | 132 |
1907 | 569 | 153 | 116 | 118 |
1908 | 510 | 138 | 113 | 120 |
1909 | 512 | 138 | 107 | 109 |
1910 | 528 | 147 | 103 | 105 |
1911 | 598 | 171 | 128 | 130 |
1912 | 451 | 128 | 91 | 95 |
1913 | 530 | 157 | 105 | 108 |
1914 | 496 | 143 | 104 | 105 |
1915 | 447 | 144 | 111 | 110 |
1916 | 369 | 124 | 89 | 91 |
1917 | 352 | 158 | 103 | 96 |
1918 | 286 | 166 | 107 | 97 |
1919 | 251 | 110 | 85 | 89 |
1920 | 340 | 91 | 75 | 80 |
1921 | 341 | 114 | 80 | 83 |
1922 | 301 | 102 | 74 | 77 |
1923 | 232 | 82 | 60 | 69 |
1924 | 221 | 87 | 69 | 75 |
1925 | 233 | 88 | 67 | 75 |
1926 | 167 | 66 | 64 | 70 |
1927 | 163 | 74 | 59 | 70 |
1928 | 164 | 78 | 67 | 65 |
1929 | 168 | 83 | 70 | 74 |
1930 | 129 | 65 | 59 | 60 |
1931 | 126 | 75 | 65 | 66 |
1932 | 134 | 80 | 67 | 65 |
1933 | 110 | 74 | 59 | 64 |
1934 | 122 | 84 | 67 | 59 |
*The figure of 138 represents the average for the years 1900-1905.