Infant Mortality Rate in 1911 for Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Infant Mortality Rate in 1911 for Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Key

Deaths per thousand live births. This is a good overall measure of the health of a population, although by the late twentieth century rates had become so low that just one death more or less could have a big impact on a district's relative performance.

Rate definition

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Rate Definition

R_INF_MORT = (INF_DEATHS:im * 1000.0) / BIRTH_TOT:total

Sources

Data Role Source Method
INF_DEATHS:im Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area
BIRTH_TOT:total Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area