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Edmonton 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY The deaths of infants under one year of age were as follows:-

INFANTILE MORTALITY The deaths of infants under one year of age were as follows:-

MFTotal
Legitimate302858
Illegitimate112
312960

Table: The death rate of all infants per 1,000 live births -was 48.98. A detailed subdivision of the causes, etc. of these DEAHTS as follows:-MALES

The death rate of all infants per 1,000 live births -was 48.98. A detailed subdivision of the causes, etc. of these DEAHTS as follows:-

MALES

Causes of deathUnderTotalTotal under 1year
1 week2nd week3rd week4th weekunder 1 mth1-3 mths3-6 mths6-9 mths9-12 mths
Bronchitis__—11_—_-1
Diarrhoea-------213
Pneumonia-11-222219
Violence-----1---1
Premature birth5-2-7----7
Injury at birth1---1----1
Atelactasis1---1----1
Asphyxia neonatorum1---1---1
Congenital malformations5---5-1--6
Other causes-----1---1
Totals13131184314231

Table: FEMALES

FEMALES

Whooping cough-----2---2
Bronchitis-------1-1
Pneumonia-1--126-110
Congenital malformations-----1-1--2
Congenital debility2---2----2
Premature birth5-2-7----7
Injury of birth1---1----1
Atelactasis1---1----1
Other causes------1-12
Totals912-12572228

Table: COMPARATIVE STATISTICSThe Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the country as a whole and to London, enabling comparisons to be made as follows:-

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS

The Registrar-General has forwarded provisional figures relating to the country as a whole and to London, enabling comparisons to be made as follows:-

Birth rate per 1,000 populationDeath rate per 1,000 births
From diarrhoea, etc. under 2 yearsTotal deaths under 1 year
LiveStill
England and Wales14.20.515.159
London8.90.336.868
EDMONTON--2.4548.98

Table: ANNUAL DEATH RATE PER 1,000 OF POPULATION

ANNUAL DEATH RATE PER 1,000 OF POPULATION

All causesMeaslesScarlet feverWhooping coughDiphtheriaInfluenza
England and Wales12.90.030.000.060.070.19
London16.30.020.000.040.030.15
EDMONTON------