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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

Richmond upon Thames 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Table: Causes of death under 1 year of age.

Causes of death under 1 year of age.

Cause of DeathUnder 1 week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3—4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks4 weeks and under 3 months3 months and under 6 months6 months and under 9 months9 months and under 12 monthsTotal deaths under I year
1. Bronchitis......1...1......1...2
2. Pneumonia..................12...3
3. Diarrhoea & Enteritis...............11......2
4. Congenital Debility and Malformation including Premature Birth821......112......14
5. Other Causes2...1...3......1...4
1023...152...4...25

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Infantile Mortality.
The Infantile Mortality rate is calculated on the number of
deaths of children under one year of age per 1,000 births.
During 1925, there were 25 deaths of children under one year
of age, and 530 births. This gives a rate of 47 deaths of infanfs
per 1,000 births as compared with 75 per 1,000 births in England
and Wales and 79 in London. It will be seen from the above
table that out of these 25 deaths, 15 occurred within the first
month, and 10 actually in the first week of life.
Only four of the infants who died had been brought to the
Infant Welfare Centre.
There were 4 deaths of illegitimate infants under one year of
age out of 40 illegitimate births, this gives an infantile mortality of
illegitimate children of 100 per 1,000 births.
Causes of Death.
The following are the principal causes of death which call for
comment.