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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
Woolwich 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 18.
| Year. | No. of Births. | Infantile Mortality Rate. | Infant Deaths. | Total Number Infant Deaths under 4 weeks | Total Number under 4 weeks per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 3549 | 103 | 366 | 130 | 37 |
| 1906 | 3524 | 111 | 391 | 146 | 41 |
| 1907 | 3295 | 111 | 372 | 140 | 42 |
| 1908 | 3082 | 95 | 292 | 116 | 38 |
| 1909 | 2937 | 82 | 240 | 87 | 30 |
| 1910 | 2844 | 84 | 241 | 104 | 37 |
| 1911 | 2814 | 98 | 273 | 92 | 33 |
| 1912 | 2747 | 73 | 201 | 90 | 33 |
| 1913 | 2876 | 80 | 229 | 92 | 32 |
| 1914 | 2824 | 84 | 239 | 97 | 34 |
| 1915 | 2815 | 95 | 268 | 81 | 30 |
| 1916 | 3074 | 70 | 215 | 104 | 34 |
| 1917 | 2698 | 79 | 214 | 89 | 33 |
| 1918 | 2578 | 104 | 268 | 109 | 42 |
| 1919 | 2737 | 86 | 235 | 117 | 43 |
| 1920 | 3658 | 61 | 224 | 101 | 28 |
| 1921 | 3197 | 62 | 197 | 72 | 23 |
| 1922 | 2941 | 62 | 184 | 87 | 29 |
| 1923 | 2867 | 43 | 123 | 72 | 25 |
| Total .. | 57057 | 84 | 4772 | 1926 | 34 |
The above Table shews that the number of deaths under
4 weeks per 1,000 births was 25, and that although the general
average rate is 34, within the last four years this figure has
been under 30. The improvement which was noted last
year in the first four weeks has continued. The chief causes
of death in this period were premature birth, 36, marasmus,
9, atelectasis, 7, and congenital malformation, 7.
Table No. 19 shews the number of deaths under one year
classified by age and cause for the year 1923, and Tables Nos.
20 and 21 which follow, shews the causes of all infant deaths
in the past five years, classified by parishes and sex, and in
two age groups.