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Ilford 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS, 1907 AND 1915.
The number of births notified under the above Acts during
1920 was 1,692.
The percentage of births notified by the various responsible
persons is as follows:—
By Medical Practitioners 24.6
,, Certified Midwives 35.7
,, Parents and others 39.6
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The number of infants dying within the first year of life was
90, the total number born being 1,666. The infant mortality
or rate of death per 1,000 births was therefore 54.
In previous years the total number ot deaths and the rates have been as follows:—
| Year. | No. of Deaths under 1 year. | Rate per 1,000 Registered Births. |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 102 | 68 |
| 1914 | 93 | 62 |
| 1915 | 122 | 79 |
| 1916 | 89 | 60 |
| 1917 | 82 | 70 |
| 1918 | 73 | 69 |
| 1919 | 71 | 61 |
| 1920 | 90 | 54 |
The infant mortality rate for 1920 is the lowest recorded for
Ilford. It compares favourably with that of 80 for England and
Wales and 75 for London and 85 for the 96 towns having a
population exceeding 50,000.
The following table shows the infantile mortality in each Ward of the district:—
| Ward. | Number of Births. | No. of Infant Deaths | Infantile Mortality per 1,000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook | 146 | 3 | 20.5 |
| Park | 246 | 15 | 60.9 |
| Seven Kings | 222 | 5 | 20.2 |
| North Hainault | 105 | 11 | 104.7* |
| South Hainault | 341 | 29 | 85.0 |
| Clementswood | 356 | 20 | 56.1 |
| Loxford | 209 | 7 | 33.4 |
| Ilford | 1,625 | 90 | 54.0 |
* Deducting from the North Hainault Ward the deaths of Infants occurring
in the Village Homes, Barkingside, there is left an Infantile Mortality
rate of 47.6 per 1,000 births for that ward.