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 XXIX. Maternal mortality.
Period | West Ham No. of deaths | Mortality per 1,000 births.' | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Ham | England and Wales. | |||||||
Puerp. sepsis. | Other puerp. | All causes | Puerp. sepsis. | Other puerp. | All causes | Puerp. sepsis. | All causes | |
1896-1900 | 37 | 111 | 148 | 0.85 | 2.54 | 3.39 | 2.12 | 4.69 |
1901-1905 | 54 | 92 | 146 | 1.15 | 1.97 | 3.12 | 1.95 | 4.27 |
1906-1910 | 32 | 64 | 96 | 0.72 | 1.44 | 2.16 | 1.56 | 3.74 |
1911-1915 | 36 | 60 | 96 | 0.82 | 1.37 | 2.19 | 1.42 | 4.03 |
1916-1920 | 42 | 44 | 86 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 2.27 | 1.51 | 4.12 |
1921-1925 | 34 | 56 | 90 | 0.89 | 1.47 | 2.35 | 1.40 | 3.90 |
1926-1930 | 41 | 34 | 75 | 1.37 | 1.13 | 2.50 | 1.73 | 4.27 |
1931-1935 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 1.34 | 1.34 | 2.68 | 1.69 | 4.13 |
1921 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.49 | 1.46 | 1.94 | 1.38 | 3.92 |
1922 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0.75 | 1.51 | 2.26 | 1.39 | 3.81 |
1923 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 1.41 | 1.67 | 3.08 | 1.30 | 3.82 |
1924 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.69 | 0.97 | 1.67 | 1.39 | 3.90 |
1925 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1.14 | 1.71 | 2.85 | 1.56 | 4.08 |
1926 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1.34 | 0.60 | 1.94 | 1.60 | 4.12 |
1927 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3.00 | 1.57 | 4.11 |
1928 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.98 | 1.15 | 2.13 | 1.72 | 4.25 |
1929 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.34 | 1.17 | 2.52 | 1.73 | 4.16 |
1930 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1.55 | 1.21 | 2.76 | 1.84 | 4.22 |
1931 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1.28 | 1.65 | 2 93 | 1.59 | 3.95 |
1932 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1.75 | 1.17 | 2.92 | 1.55 | 4.04 |
1933 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1.09 | 0.66 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 4.32 |
1934 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.89 | 1.12 | 2.01 | 1.95 | 4.41 |
1935 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.39 | 1.85 | 3.24 | 1.61 | 3.94 |
1936 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.69 | 1.15 | 1.85 | 1.34 | 3.65 |
1937 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.46 | 0.69 | 1.15 | 0.94 | 3.13 |
* The rates are given per 1,000 live births up to and includins 1927. From 1928
onwards they are per 1,000 total (i.e. live and still) births.
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