[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Watford U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Watford (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Watford U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    page 7, that the Infant Death Rate of Watford is lower than that of London which is 67 and the whole country which is 59. Particulars of the various causes of death under the age of 12 months are given in the following Table. TABLE C.—DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR. CAUSE. Under 1 Month 1 to 3 Months 3 to 6 Months 6 to 9 Months 9 to 12 Months TOTAL Suffocation — — — — — — Congenital Syphilis —- — — —- — — Congenital Cardiac Disease 2 — -—- — — 2 Bronchitis and Pneumonia — 4 — — 1 5 Nephritis — — — — — — Congenital Debility, Malforma- tion and Prematurity 19 4 1 — — 24 Gastritis and Gastro-Enteritis — — — — — — Whooping Cough — — — — —• — Meningitis — — — — — — Erysipelas —• — 1 — — 1 Influenza — — — — — — Intestinal Haemorrhage and — — — — — — obstruction Laryngeal Diphtheria ... — ' 1 Totals ••• ••• ••• 21 8 2 — 1 32 = = = = = = FALL IN INFANT MORTALITY. It is satisfactory to be able to report that in the year 1934 the Infant Mortality in this Borough was the lowest on record, being only 37-7. Records of this mortality figure since 1900 show a steady fall since that date. There are various reasons which account for this fall, among which are the increased attention given to the subject of infant feeding by the medical and nursing professions, and the work of health visiting and infant welfare centres, and other institutions which are directly concerned with the care of mothers and infants.