[Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Accrington Borough.
- Accrington (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1918
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Accrington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The following table shows an analysis allocatecl to the eight wards of the Borongh, specifying legitimate and illegitimate Legitimate Illegitimate Total West Ward 68 3 71 Central Ward 79 6 85 North Ward 78 2 80 Peel Park Ward 65 5 70 East Ward 66 1 67 South Ward 87 7 94 Higher Antley Ward .. 57 1 58 Spring Hill Ward 80 3 83 Inward transfers 1 2 3 581 30 611 Infant Mortality.—This term means the number of deaths of infants under one year of age ]:er 1,(1C() biiths registered during the year. There have been Oil bhths registered, and 57 deaths, which works out to an infant mortality of 93.28. The infantile death-rates for England and Whdes during 1918 are as follows :— England and Wales 97 96 Great Towns (including London). . 106 148 Smaller Towns 94 London 107 Accrington 93 Nurse Munro’s report as to the 57 deaths is as follows :— 49 died before we had notification of illness, and so no effort could be made by the Infant Welfare Staff. Gf these there were 18 in which Premature Birth v as certified as the cause of death. In 8 cases the nurses took part in the conduct of the cases, assisting and guiding the musing, and su])])ly- ing little needful requisites for the care and comfort of the sick babies.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28796652_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
