[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton].

  • Edmonton (London, England). Municipal Borough.
Date:
[1939?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INFANTILE MORTALITY. The deaths of infants under one year of age were as follows:— M F Total Legitimate 48 22 70 Illegitimate 2 1 3 50 23 73 The death-rate of all infants per 1,000 live births was 44 7. A detailed sub-division of the causes, etc., of these infant deaths is as follows: — MALES. Causes of Death Under I week Second week Third week Fourth week Total under i month I—3 months 3—6 months | 6—9 months 9—12 months 1 Total under I year Meningitis .. 1 .. .. 1 I .. .. .. 2 Bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 2 6 1 2 II Violence .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. I Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. .. 2 2 3 2 9 Congenital Malformation 1 .. .. .. 1 3 2 1 .. 7 Inattention at Birth I .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. i Premature Birth 9 2 .. .. 11 .. .. .. .. 11 Injury at Birth 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 Atelactasis 3 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 3 Icterus Neonatorum 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. I Other Causes .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. I Totals 17 3 .. .. 20 10 11 5 4 50 FEMALES. Causes of Death Under 1 week Second week Third week Fourth week Total under 1 month 1—3 months 3—6 months 6—9 months 9—12 months Total under 1 year[/##] Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. 3 2 I .. 6 T B. Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. I i Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 .. I 5 Congenital Malformation .. 1 .. .. i .. .. .. .. i Congenital Debility .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. i Premature Birth 3 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 3 Injury at Birth 2 .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 2 Icterus Neonatorum I .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. I Atelactasis 3 .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 3 Totals 9 1 .. •• IO 4 6 I 2 23 10