_Still-births and Miscarriages._
In collecting the letters, the object was not to obtain accurate
statistics, but a general picture of the conditions of life during
the period of maternity. It is, however, possible to give fairly
accurate figures showing the proportions of the number of still-births,
miscarriages, and deaths from pre-natal causes and injuries at birth,
to the number of live births.
Of the 400 cases, 26 were childless, and 26 did not give definite
figures. The number of families to which the following figures refer is
therefore 348.
Total number of live births, 1,396.
Number of miscarriages, 218 (15·6 per 100 live births).
Number of still-births, 83 (5·9 per 100 live births).
Total of still-births and miscarriages, 301 (21·5 per 100 live
births).
Of the 348 mothers, 148 (42·4 per cent.) had still-births or
miscarriages. Twenty-two had both still-births and miscarriages,
37 had still-births, 89 had miscarriages. Of the 111 women who had
miscarriages (including 22 who had still-births also)--
2 women had 10 miscarriages each.
1 woman had 8 miscarriages.
1 woman had 7 miscarriages.
3 women had 6 miscarriages each.
2 women had 5 miscarriages each.
6 women had 4 miscarriages each.
9 women had 3 miscarriages each.
17 women had 2 miscarriages each.
70 women had 1 miscarriage each.
Of the 52 women who had still-births (including 22 who had miscarriages
also)--
1 woman had 5 still-births.
1 woman had 4 still-births.
3 women had 3 still-births each.
9 women had 2 still-births each.
45 women had 1 still-birth each.
_Infant Deaths._
Total number of live births, 1,396.
Total number of deaths under 1 year, 122 (8·7 per 100 live births).
Of the 122 deaths, 26 took place in the first week of life, 12 between
the first week and first month, and 23 later, owing to ante-natal
causes or injury at birth.
Thus, 50 per cent. of the deaths occurred either within the first month
or from ante-natal or natal causes after the first month.
Of the 348 mothers, 86 (24·7 per cent.) lost children in the first year
of life.