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Shoreditch 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: The following table gives the death rate for premature infants over a series of years:—Table No. 68

The following table gives the death rate for premature infants over a series of years:—

Table No. 68

Shoreditch.England and Wales.
Year.Total births.Deaths from prematurity.Death rate (per 1,000 births).Total births.Deaths from prematurity.Death rate (per 1,000 births).
19242,5283513.84729,93313,73818.82
19252,6272912.18710,58212,53417.64
19262,5163815.10694,56312,14617.49
19272,1882611.88654,17212,13218.55
19282,0913516.74660,26711,67117.68
19292,0053215.96643,67311,99218.63
19301,9882613.08648,81111,36017.51
19311,684148.43632,08111,56518.30
19321,6742716.13613,97211,17418.20
19331,4942013.39580,41310,88518.75
19341,4562617.17597,64210,51817.60
19351,2901612.40599,16710,31517.21
19361,2741310.20605,60910,10616.69
19371,2221411.46610,85010,37416.98

Table: The actual age incidence of the Shoreditch infants who died from prematurity is shown in the following table :—Table No. 69

The actual age incidence of the Shoreditch infants who died from prematurity is shown in the following table :—

Table No. 69

Year.Births in year.Under 1 week.Under 1 month.1 and under 3 months.3 and under 6 months.6 and under 9 months.Between 9 months and 1 year.
19242,52826332_——
19252,627192711——
19262,51627344———
19272,1882025—1——
19282,09123287———
19292,00520311———
19301,98820242———
19311,68411122———
19321,674182421——
19331,49414182———
19341,45620233———
19351,29012151———
19361,27411112———
19371,22211131———