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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
East Ham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The percentage of total deaths in the various age groups was as follows :—
| Under i Year | 1-2 Years | 2-5 Years | 5-15 Years | 15-25 Years | 25-35 years | 35-45 Years | 45-55 Years | 55-65 Years | 65-75 Years | 75 Years and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 16.6 | 23.8 | 25.7 |
Infantile Mortality.
Deaths of infants under one year of age numbered 97—equivalent
to an infant mortality rate of 50 per thousand live births—
compared with the rate of 43 for the previous year. The rate for
England and Wales is 59.
One death of an illegitimate child occurred out of a total of
50 illegitimate births, giving a mortality rate of 20 as compared
with a figure of 70 per 1,000 for the year 1935.
Similarly to last year the death rate of illegitimate infants
has again been reduced by half.
Neo Natal Mortality.
This rate is obtained by estimating the deaths of infants under
one month per 1,000 live births.
The neo-natal mortality rates for the past five years are as
follows:—
1932—29.5, 1933—22.8, 1934—22.5, 1935—23.4, 1936—21.7
This is the lowest rate so far recorded.
Maternal Mortality.
The number of maternal deaths was 4, the maternal mortality
rate for 1936 was therefore 2.00 per 1,000 live births and 2.00
per 1,000 live and still-births.
I am pleased to report a reduction in the number of maternal
deaths as compared with last year (10). It will be seen that the
mortality rate is markedly lower than that for England and Wales
as a whole.