[Report 1928] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council
Date:
1928
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Credit: [Report 1928] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INFANTILE MORTALITY. The Infantile Mortality Rate is the number of deaths under one year per 1,000 births. There Avere 06 deaths under one year, and this gives an infant mortality rate for tlie year 1928 of 09*04 (legitimate 00*0, illegitimate 107*1), as compared Avith 00*0 for the previous year. The infantile mortality rates for the year 1928 Averc as follows :— England and Wales ... ... ... 0)5 107 Great Towns, including London (census populations exceeding 50,00()) ... 70 150 Smaller Towns (census po]3ulations 20,000 --50,000 ... ... ... OO London ... ... ... ... 07 Exeter ... ... ... ... 09 The folloAving table shoAVS the infantile mortality rate in Exeter for the past ten years :— Year. 1919 1920 1921 1922 1928 19-24 19-25 1926 19-27 1928 Eiigla)id aad Wales ... 89 80 88 77 69 75 75 70 69 65 Kxeter 78-62 67-14 96-07 66-99 60-72 59-405 74 1 68-5 60-0 69-04