[Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Devonport County Borough.

  • Devonport (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1911
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Credit: [Report 1911] / Medical Officer of Health, Devonport County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Infantile Mortality. This is measured by the proportion of deaths under one year to 1,000 births, and amounted to 124.5, as compared with 103.1 in 1910. The mortality in the case of males was 147 and in females 106. I11 77 large towns it ranged from 80 to 210. The Ward mortality from all causes was as follows MALES. females. TOTAL St. Aubyn 52 37 89 Stoke ... 56 38 94 Tamar 39 31 70 For the past seven years the infantile death-rate has been steadily declining in Devonport, and the increase recorded in 1911, though possibly in part due to the exceptional meteorological conditions which prevailed—the hot, dry summer and diminished rainfall—was largely caused by measles which was somewhat prevalent during the months of March and April ; another con- tributory cause was diarrhoea, which was responsible for 67 deaths as against 19 in 1910. From the subjoined table it will be seen that the largest percentage of deaths was caused by diarrhoea. The mortality- rate reached its highest point in August and September, the months of greatest heat. The Ward mortality from this disease was as follows :— males. females. TOTAL. St. Aubyn H 00 9 2 7 Stoke ... ... 17 9 26 Tamar 6 8 *4
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