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Walthamstow 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The deaths of infants under one year of age were:—
| Males. | Females. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 42 | 21 | 63 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 43 | 23 | 66 |
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, 40; Illegitimate, 66; Total 40.
The Infant Mortality Rate for other areas during 1938 was as
follows:—
England and Wales 53
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including
London) 57
148 Smaller Towns (25,000 to 50,000) 51
London 57
Neo-Natal Mortality.
The neo-natal mortality is the number of deaths of infants
under one month per 1,000 live births. During 1938, 28 infants
died in the first four weeks of life, yielding a rate of 17.3.
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.
The following rates refer to Walthamstow:—
Infant Deaths, Neo-Natal Mortality and Stillbirths.
| Year. | Live Births. | Birth Rate. | 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. | |||
| 1938 | 1,617 | 12.3 | 70 | 43.2 | 0.53 | 28 | 17.3 | 66 | 40 |
| 1937 | 1,675 | 12.7 | 60 | 35.8 | 0.45 | 35 | 20.8 | 87 | 51 |
| 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 |
| 1930 | 1,959 | 15.7 | 69 | 34.0 | 0.55 | 41 | 20.9 | 78 | 39 |
The neo-natal mortality for England and Wales for the
decennium 1921-30 was 33.
The following table shows the causes of death of children under
one year of age during 1938:—