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 Walthamstow]
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3. INFANT MORTALITY.
The deaths of infants under one year of age were:—
Males. | Females. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 33 | 36 | 69 |
Illegitimate | 3 | — | 3 |
Total | 36 | 36 | 72 |
The death-rates of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live
births when calculated on the totals given by the Registrar-General
are therefore:—
Legitimate, 41; Illegitimate, 97; Total 42.
The Infant Mortality Rate for other areas during 1936 was as
follows:—
England and Wales 59
122 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including
London) 63
143 Smaller Towns (25,000 to 50,000) 55
London 66
Neo-Natal Mortality.
The neo-natal mortality is the number of deaths of infants
under one month per 1,000 live births. During 1936, 29 infants
died in the first four weeks of life, yielding a rate of 16.9.
For the last ten years in England and Wales the neo-natal
deaths have been approximately one-half of the total deaths under
one year of age.
Infant Deaths, Neo-Natal Mortality and Stillbirths.
Year. | Live Births. | Birth Bate. | Stillbirths. | Neo-Natal Deaths. | Infant Deaths. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Per 1,000 live ■ births. | Per 1,000 population. | No. | Per 1,000 live births. | No. | Per 1,000 live births. | |||
1936 | 1,715 | 12.8 | 54 | 31.4 | 0.40 | 29 | 16.9 | 72 | 42 |
1935 | 1,670 | 12.4 | 57 | 34.1 | 0.42 | 36 | 21.5 | 62 | 37 |
1934 | 1,715 | 12.6 | 60 | 33.8 | 0.44 | 35 | 20.4 | 77 | 44 |
1933 | 1,670 | 12.3 | 65 | 37.4 | 0.47 | 49 | 29.3 | 89 | 53 |
1932 | 1,789 | 13.2 | 82 | 43.8 | 0.60 | 55 | 30.8 | 103 | 57 |
1931 | 1,947 | 14.5 | 59 | 29.4 | 0.43 | 51 | 26.2 | 110 | 56 |
The neo-natal mortality for England and Wales for the
decennium 1921-30 was 33.
Reduction in the rate can only be expected from intensive and
skilled ante-natal care.
The following table shows the causes of death of children under
one year of age during 1936:—