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West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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consideration of the question cannot be given in this report, but
it may be said that many of the deaths at this early age do not
fall within the category of "preventable diseases," and that
methods of attack must be concerned with the welfare of the infant
before birth and of the pregnant mother. The data for illegitimate
infants are so scant}' that conclusions cannot be readily
drawn from them.
Table XXVII.
West Ham . Infant mortality: illegitimate infants.
| Year | Deaths at ages | reaths per 1,000 live births | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 (lay | 1—7 days | 1—4 weeks | 4 weeks to 3 m'ths. | 3-6 m'ths. | 6—9 m'ths. | 9—12 m'ths. | Total under 1 year | Under 4 weeks | Total under 1 year | |
| 1921 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 61 | 155 |
| 1922 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 140 |
| 1923 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 53 | 120 |
| 1924 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 45 | 124 |
| 1925 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 59 | 118 |
| 1926 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 49 | 117 |
| 1927 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 70 |
| 1928 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 70 | 145 |
| 1929 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 52 | 133 |
| 1930 | 2 | — | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 97 |
| 1931 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 65 | 138 |
| 1932 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 63 | 125 |
| 1933 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 60 | 85 |
| 1934 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 65 | 102 |
| 1935 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 36 | 89 |
| 1936 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 82 | 188 |
| 1937 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 13 | 44 | 114 |