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 Ilford]
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Infant Mortality.
The infant mortality rate for the year 1912 is 63 per
1 ,000 births registered.
In previous years the total numbers of deaths and the rates have been as follows:—
Year. | No. of Deaths under 1 year. | Rate per 1,000 Births registered. |
---|---|---|
1891 | 38 | 124 |
1892 | 49 | 132 |
1893 | 43 | 121 |
1894 | 49 | 125 |
1895 | 58 | 127 |
1896 | 61 | 122 |
1897 | 88 | 138 |
1898 | 107 | 153 |
1899 | 120 | 134 |
1900 | 147 | 141 |
1901 | 187 | 156 |
1902 | 99 | 74 |
1903 | 141 | 92 |
1904 | 198 | 127 |
1905 | 138 | 86 |
1906 | 187 | 109 |
1907 | 134 | 78 |
1908 | 132 | 79 |
1909 | 112 | 68 |
1910 | 124 | 73 |
1911 | 133 | 83 |
This is the lowest infantile mortality rate yet recorded,
and is the nearest approach to my 50 per 1,000 suggested
possibility a few years back. It seemed a hopeless suggestion
then, but it is getting nearer year by year, and I still
have anticipations of seeing that figure reached,