[Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough.

  • Blackpool (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1897
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Credit: [Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Blackpool County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Eight of these cases were uncertified, the causes of death being stated to be convulsions in two cases, natural causes in two, diarrhoea and exhaustion in one, premature birth in another, and congenital debility in the remaining two. Two inquests were held :—One on a child about one hour old, found on the sands ; verdict suffocation, but no evidence to shew how caused. The other was an illegitimate child, but there was no satisfactory evidence to shew that the child had a separate existence. Of the 202 deaths, 24 c f the children had neiti er been born in Blackpool nor Kirkham Workhouse. Of the remaining 178 children, 162 were legitimate and 16 illegitimate. During the year there were 998 legitimate and 58 illegitimate births. Hence, out ot every 1,000 legitimate births there were 162-3 deaths, and 276 out of 1,000 illegitimate births during the first year of life. These figures correspond very closely with the similar rates for the five years 1891- 95, which were 162-7 279 respectively. In Table IV. the deaths of children under 12 months old for the years 1891 to 1897 are given, distributed into wards; whilst in Table V. the rate for each ward for each year, and for 1891-95 has been calculated. TABLE IV. Number of Children under i year old who died in the respectis-e Wards. Ward. 1891 1892 1893 00 00 •0 1891-5 1896 1 1897 Claremont 23 11 18 6 20 78 20 22 Talbot 24 24 42 34 55 1 79 40 57 Bank Hey 2 3 2 3 15 9 Brunswick >4 17 '9 18 23 9' 20 23 Foxhall 33 16 29 25 56 '59 41 49 W aterloo 7 20 TO 11 12 60 7 25 Totai 103 QI 123 96 i6q 582 '37 176 I