[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough.

  • Bury (Greater Manchester, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1909
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Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Bury County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table shows the increase in the number of the mothers of fatal cases who are employed outside the home :— Mothers occupied. Year. Deaths. Infant Mortality. (a) Outside home. (b) At home. Doubtful. 1901 213 166 60 (28%) ... II7 . .. 36 1902 156 128 41 (26%) 106 9 1903 ... 231 ... 174 ... 76 (33%) ••• 135 • 20 I 904 226 163 71 (31%) 128 1905 184 146> 71 (38%) ... II3 . — 1906 236 ... 177 ... 139 (59%) 97 . ■—' 1907 ... 181 ... 135 ... 25 (62%) ... 56 . -— 1908 178 129 63 (35%) ... 115 . — Insurance.—75 or 48.08 per cent., of the infants who died were insured, as compared with 38.20 per cent, in the year 1908. Influence of Feeding on Infant Mortality.—During^ the year Nurse Walton has obtained information as to the method of feeding of 1,184 of the 1,226 infants born. Of these : 749 were breast-fed, amongst which were ii deaths, i.e., 10.68% 261 ,, bottle-fed, ,, ,, 5^ ,, ,, 54-37% 143 ,, breast and bottle-fed ,, 5 ,, ,, 4-85% 31 died within 24 hours of birth. Importance of Feeding.—From the above table the paramount importance of breast-feeding is forcildy illustrated, as showing that the death-rate among'st bottle-fed babies is more than five times that of breast-fed babies. Deaths per 1000 Births. .. 125 122 •• 134 109 .. 158 129 District Mortality. Infant Deaths. XT ,1 Moorside W^ard Vi Bury North \ East Ward 37 ( Church Ward 23 Bury South ] ^ , ..t ( Redvales W ard 23 Elton Ward 39 296 302 171 210 247 159 1,226 WHiole Borough ...