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Clerkenwell 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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The lowest Infantile Mortalities occurred in Stoke Newington,
103; St. Giles, 112; Marylebone, 124; St. George's, Hanover
Square, and Hampstead, 129.
The highest occurred in St. Martin's and St. Saviour, 203 each;
Shoreditch, 204; St. George the Martyr, Southwark, 205; Limehouse,
216; and Holborn, 226.
From these figures it will be apparent that Clerkenwell (192.6)
approximates to the higher rates rather than to the lower.
The total of 395 infant deaths includes those occurring outside
the parish (63) but belonging to it. The intra-parochial infant
deaths during the year were 332.
They were distributed as follows:—
| Infant Deaths. | Infant Mortality Rates | |
|---|---|---|
| Goswell | 92 | 176.9 |
| St. James | 93 | 198.7 |
| Amwell | 147 | 138.3 |
| Clerkenwell— Intra-Parochial | 332 | 161.9 |
| Clerkenwell— Extra-Parochial and Intra-Parochial | 395 | 192.6 |
| London | 22,289 | 167 |
During the last ten years the average infantile mortality in
Clerkenwell has been about 180 per thousand births, and the
average for London in the same period about 158.
As regards time-distribution of infants' deaths, as we have
remarked they diminish, generally speaking, from the first month
onwards to the twelfth month. The following table gives their
distribution for Clerkenwell during 1899.