[Report 1892] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham.

  • Birmingham (England). Council.
Date:
1892
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Credit: [Report 1892] / Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Workhouse, and the Deaths in the General, Children’s, Queen’s, and City Hospitals, and the Lunatic Asylum. The following Table gives the number of Births and of Infant Deaths, with the Infant Mortality Bate, in each of the sixteen Wards, which are arranged in order of Infantile Mortality, commencing with the highest rate, viz. : 240 in Market Hall, and ending with the lowest, viz.: 119 in Edgbaston :— No. of Births No. of Infant Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 in 1891. Deaths in 1891. Births, 1891. Market Hall 267 64 240 St. Mary ... 554 128 231 St. Stephen 878 185 211 St. Bartholomew ... 1,022 205 201 Duddeston 921 180 195 Nechells ... 1,204 235 195 Deri tend ... 882 161 183 Whole City 14,683 2,504 171 St. George 782 133 170 St. Martin... 728 123 169 Lady wood... 891 146 164 Rotton Park 1,305 200 153 St. Thomas 684 101 148 All Saints ... 1,387 194 140 St. Paul ... 527 66 125 Bordesley ... 2,029 251 124 Edgbaston 472 56 119 The results of the enquiry as to the employment of mothers from home, the suckling of the infants, and Infant Life Insurance are shown in the next Table. In the whole City in 157 cases, or 13 per cent., the mother was employed away from home ; in 472 instances, or 39 per cent., the infant was not suckled; and in 435 cases, or 36 percent., its life was insured. The figures for each Ward are as follows :— WARD. No. of cases enquired into. Percent; Mother was employed from home. ige of cases ii Infant was not suckled. i which Infant’s life was insured. Market Hall 34 12 38 35 St. Mary 50 18 32 44 St. Stephen 94 17 35 49 St. Bartholomew ... 88 19 27 30 Duddeston ... 78 12 21 33 Nechells 92 11 34 43 Deritend 95 16 41 41 Whole City 1,222 13 39 36 St. George ... 60 13 40 65 St. Martin ... 55 18 40 24 Lady wood ... 106 8 61 26 Rotton Park 114 14 41 33 St. Thomas... 38 5 50 24 All Saints ... 107 10 40 37 St. Paul 35 11 23 31 Bordesley ... 152 11 38 29 Edgbaston 24 0 58 8 Infant Mortality Enquiry