[Report 1917] / Medical Officer of Health, York City.

  • York (England). City Council.
Date:
1917
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Credit: [Report 1917] / Medical Officer of Health, York City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The chief causes of infant mortality in York during the year were as follows : — Premature Birth ... *Other Developmental Causes Zymotic Diarrhoea (Enteritis) Convulsions... Tuberculosis Pneumonia ... Bronchitis ... Whooping-cough ... Measles 1917. 1910. 1915. J5) 64 24 1 49 J l 73 34 | 41 1 [ 75 14 13 32 10 9 16 5 1 2 ■5) 25 27 1 11 J j- 38 1 [■ 39 4 5 7 4 — — * This group of diseases comprises the deaths registered as due to “ Debility at Birth,” Congenital Defect, “Want of breast-milk,” Atrophy, “Marasmus.” TABLE 9. CITY OF YORK. INFANT DEATHS. (a)—Total Deaths. (b)—Percentages of Total Infant Deaths. CD Total deaths at ages Total deaths due to:— Y ear. Total deaths undi 1 year of age. j Under 1 week. Under 1 month. Under 3 months. Under 0 months. From 6 to 12 months. Premature birth and other develop¬ mental causes. Bronchitis and Pneumonia. Diarrhoeal diseases. Other common infectious diseases. (a) Averages, 1911-15 206 46 l / 118 152 54 83 34 34 12 1916 163 43 65 90 117 46 73 38 13 6 1917 140 29 45 68 98 43 64 25 14 8 (6) Averages, 1911-15 22-3 37-6 57*4 73-8 24*4 40-8 19-6 13-0 \ 5-9 1916 • • 26-4 40-0 55-2 72-0 27-6 44-8 23-3 80 3-7 1917 • • 20*7 32-4 48-9 70-5 30-9 45-7 18-0 10-7 5-7 The most satisfactory features in these tables are the diminished proportion of deaths under the age of three months, that critical period during which the too-diseased-or-feeble-to-live infants succumb. Over the age of six months improper feeding, exposure to cold, and other risks, result in mortality from the infections, diarrhoea, bronchitis, and pneumonia. That first three months of life and the ante-natal period constitute the difficult sphere in which most future preventive effort will be required.