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 West Ham]
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Table XXIV. Infant mortality.
Period | West Ham | England and Wales Rate per 1,000 live births | |||||||
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Deaths under one year Rate per 1,000 live births | |||||||||
Males | Females | Infants | Males | Females | Infants | Males | Females | Infants | |
1877-1880 | — | — | 2,744 | — | — | 147 | 159* | 130* | 145* |
1881-1885 | — | — | 4,621 | — | — | 151 | 152 | 125 | 139 |
1886-1890 | — | — | 4,737 | — | — | 136 | 159 | 131 | 145 |
1891-1895 | — | — | 6,378 | — | — | 157 | 165 | 135 | 151 |
1896-1900 | — | — | 7,935 | — | — | 182 | 170 | 141 | 156 |
1901-1905 | — | — | 7,426 | — | — | 159 | 151 | 124 | 138 |
1906-1910 | — | — | 5,652 | — | — | 127 | 129 | 105 | 117 |
1911-1915 | 2,754 | 2.242 | 4,996 | 123 | 105 | 114 | 121 | 97 | 110 |
1916-1920 | 2,036 | 1,524 | 3,560 | 105 | 83 | 94 | 101 | 79 | 90 |
1921-1925 | 1,573 | 1,176 | 2,749 | 80 | 63 | 72 | 86 | 66 | 76 |
1926-1930 | 1,138 | 844 | 1,982 | 74 | 58 | 66 | 77 | 59 | 68 |
1931-1935 | 845 | 602 | 1,447 | 71 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 1 54 | 62 |
1921 | 358 | 257 | 615 | 85 | 64 | 75 | 93 | 72 | 83 |
1922 | 358 | 283 | 641 | 87 | 73 | 81 | 87 | 66 | 77 |
1923 | 272 | 194 | 466 | 68 | 51 | 60 | 78 | 60 | 69 |
1924 | 319 | 245 | 564 | 88 | 69 | 78 | 85 | 65 | 75 |
1925 | 266 | 197 | 463 | 74 | 58 | 66 | 84 | 66 | 75 |
1926 | 236 | 182 | 418 | 68 | 56 | 62 | 79 | 61 | 70 |
1927 | 235 | 169 | 404 | 77 | 58 | 67 | 79 | 60 | 70 |
1928 | 207 | 173 | 380 | 68 | 60 | 64 | 74 | 56 | 65 |
1929 | 256 | 171 | 427 | 88 | 60 | 74 | 83 | 65 | 74 |
1930 | 204 | 149 | 353 | 70 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 51 | 60 |
1931 | 194 | 136 | 330 | 72 | 53 | 63 | 75 | 57 | 66 |
1932 | 215 | 143 | 358 | 84 | 59 | 72 | 73 | 56 | 65 |
1933 | 164 | 120 | 284 | 73 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 55 | 64 |
1934 | 172 | 112 | 284 | 77 | 53 | 66 | 65 | 51 | 59 |
1935 | 100 | 91 | 191 | 48 | 43 | 45 | 64 | 50 | 57 |
1936 | 164 | 130 | 294 | 76 | 64 | 70 | 66 | 50 | 59 |
1937 | 152 | 107 | 259 | 71 | 52 | 62 | 65 | 50 | 58 |
* Based on the period, 1876—1880.
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