[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham] page 88

West Ham 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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has been due largely to a decline in the rate of mortality over the
first month of age. There is really no significant difference between
the rates for deaths in the first month—the neo-natal period. It
has been recognised for some time that a further reduction in the
infant mortality rate will probably only be affected satisfactorily
by an attack on the mortality at this early period. More detailed

Table: T able XXVI.West H am. I nfant mortality—all infants.

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T able XXVI.

West H am. I nfant mortality—all infants.

Year	Deaths at ages								Deaths per 1.0C0 live births		Legitimate deaths
Year	Under 1 day	1—7 days	1—4 weeks	4 weeks to 3 m'this	3—6 m'ths	6-9 m'ths	9—12 m'ths	Total under 1 year	Under 4 weeks	Total under 1 year	Legitimate deaths
1921	89	73	89	104	118	78	64	615	30	75	577
1922	68	52	93	111	98	95	124	641	27	81	615
1923	86	68	55	81	91	48	37	466	27	60	439
1924	55	67	64	100	96	83	99	564	26	78	539
1925	51	57	65	90	85	62	53	463	25	66	443
1926	51	60	54	64	63	64	62	418	25	62	399
1927	44	54	51	49	71	72	63	404	25	67	393
1928	57	47	46	65	69	47	49	380	25	64	355
1929	43	48	43	71	92	75	55	427	23	74	404
1930	46	50	32	68	55	63	39	353	23	63	340
1931	51	38	27	71	65	42	36	330	22	63	313
1932	42	53	54	59	64	45	41	358	30	72	340
1933	47	42	25	43	46	45	36	284	26	64	274
1934	36	33	40	40	50	40	45	284	25	66	273
1935	34	36	19	30	36	21	15	191	21	45	181
1936	34	32	48	44	48	52	36	294	27	70	278
1937	36	32	23	57	51	34	26	259	22	62	246

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Table: T able XXVI.West H am. I nfant mortality—all infants.