[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney] page 78

Hackney 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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nursing institutions, the largest of these, the Ranyard Association,
employing nine nurses in the Borough; it would be absurd to
have these diseases notifiable in Hackney where no useful steps
can be taken to combat their effects or prevent infection.
Extension of Maternity and Child Welfare work in the following
directions is urgently necessary—
Adequate attention to non-notifiable diseases;
Sufficient nursing assistance;
Health visiting of ages 1 to 5 years;
Sufficient clerical assistance
Provision for treatment of minor ailments;
Provision for dental treatment;
Adequate Centre accommodation—Ante-natal and Child
Welfare.
At present attempts can only be made to deal systematically
with the age period from birth to one year, and in this age period
as regards Health Visiting only.

Table: The mortality for this period measured by the number of deaths under one year of age per thousand births, called the infantile mortality rate, during the years 1900—1923 has been as follows:—

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The mortality for this period measured by the number of deaths under one year of age per thousand births, called the infantile mortality rate, during the years 1900—1923 has been as follows:—

Year.		Year.		Year.
1900	158	1908	123	1916	84
1901	135	1909	113	1917	92
1902	121	1910	104	1918	1ll
1903	127	1911	120	1919	85
1904	155	1912	79	1920	81
1905	140	1913	99	1921	66
1906	123	1914	85	1922	72
1907	116	1915	107	1923 .	. 58

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Table: The mortality for this period measured by the number of deaths under one year of age per thousand births, called the infantile mortality rate, during the years 1900—1923 has been as follows:—