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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 1934

[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 weekI—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 1 year
1.Other Tuberculous Diseases...............................
2.Bronchitis...............1......12
3.Pneumonia.........22......2...4
4Congenital Debilitv and Malformation including Premature Birth6.........61.........7
5.Other defined diseases4...1...5121...9
10...1213323i22

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Infantile Mortality.
This rate is calculated on the number of deaths of children
under one year of age per 1,000 births. During 1934 there were
22 deaths of children under one year of age and 403 births. This
gives an Infantile Mortality rate of 55 per 1,000 births, as compared
with 59 in England and Wales, and 67 in London.
It will be seen from the table that out of the 22 deaths, ten
occurred in the first week of life.
The neonatal deaths, i.e„ deaths occurring in the first four
weeks numbered 13 out of the total 22. This gives a neonatal
mortality of 32 per 1,000 births. Six of these deaths were due to
Congenital Debility and Premature Birth, but of the 22 deaths of
children under one year of age three were children who were found
in the River Thames. In one case the verdict at the Inquest was
"Inattention at Birth" and in the other two cases "Murder by
person or persons unknown."
Ten of these 22 deaths occurred in hospital while inquests were
held in eight cases.
There were four deaths of illegitimate infants under one year
of age out of 29 illegitimate births. This gives an Infantile
Mortality rate of illegitimate children of 138 per 1,000 births.