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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Brentford 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]
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| 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | '1907 | 1908 | Average for 10 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George's | 16.6 | 10.1 | 18.9 | 11.7 | 13.5 | 19.2 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 8.5 | 14.5 |
| St. Paul's | 19.5 | 17.5 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 14.1 |
| New Brentford | 22.3 | 24.3 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 15.8 | 21.3 | 19.9 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 13.5 | 19.1 |
INFANT MORTALITY
The rate of this mortality or the proportion of deaths under I
year to every 1000 births is 120.6, which is 7 higher than last year,
(which was the lowest recorded for many years), but 34.6 lower than
the average of the last ten years. In analysing the causes of these
deaths I find that 15 were due to Diarrhceal diseases, 8 to premature
birth, 3 to Congenital Defects, 7 to Debility and Wasting from
birth, 4 to Convulsions, 10 to Diseases of the Lungs, 4 to overlying,
which could easily have been prevented if parents would give up
the evil habit of sleeping with their babies in bed with them, and
the remaining 5 to various other causes.
The following table gives the rate and average Infant Mortality for the last 10 years.
| 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | Average for 10 years |
| 187.1 | 138 | 193.8 | 176.6 | 125 | 161.4 | 115 | 140.7 | 113.6 | 120.6 | 147.2 |
The following are the deaths from the principal Zymotic
diseases.
SMALL POX.—None.
MEASLES.—None.
SCARLET FEVER.—None.
WHOOPING COUGH.-One.
DIPHTHERIA AND MEMBRANOUS GROUP.-Two.
TYPHUS FEVER.—None.
ENTERIC FEYER.—One, in a child 6 years old.
DIARRHŒA AND ENTERITIS.—17, 15 of which were in infants
under the age of 1 year.
The number of deaths from these 8 zymotic diseases has been
21 and the zymotic death rate is 1.2 per thousand, which is .8 lower
than last year and 1.9 lower than the average of the last 10 years.
This year there has been no epidemic. There were 42 cases of
Scarlet Fever notified but they were all in mild cases and consequently
caused no deaths. The greater majority were treated at the