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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Battersea 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Table showing Deaths of Infants under 1 day, under 1 week and under 4 weeks from 1945 to 1950.
| Year | Under 24 hours | 1 to 7 days | 1 to 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total infant deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 61.5 |
| 1946 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 56 | 51.8 |
| 1947 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 39 | 46-4 |
| 1948 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 46-4 |
| 1949 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 64.7 |
| Mean | 16 | 15 | 9 | 40 | 54.2 |
| 1950 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 34 | 66.7 |
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants.
The death rate amongst illegitimate children during 1950 was
40-40 per 1,000 illegitimate live births, as compared with 22-73 in
1949, 44.30 in 1948, 45.98 in 1947 and 87.91 in 1946. The corresponding
death rate of legitimate children in, 1950 was 26-11, the ratio
of mortality rate of illegitimate infants to that of legitimate being
155 to 100. The corresponding figure for 1949 was 90 to 100.
Maternal Mortality.
During 1950 there were 2 deaths of women from diseases or
accidents of child-birth, which is equivalent to a fatality rate of
1-02 per 1,000 births (live and still), as compared with 2 deaths, and
a fatality rate of 0-97 in 1949.
The rate for England and Wales in 1950 was 0.86.
Comparative Statistics of Births, Mortality, etc. (Compiled from Registrar-General's Returns.)
| Year | Population | Live Birth Rate | Death Rate | Maternal Death Rate | Infant Mortality Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 ... | 82,100 | 15.7 | 18.3 | 1.88 | 63.4 |
| 1942 ... | 85,940 | 18.3 | 14.9 | 1.24 | 53.5 |
| 1943 ... | 89,160 | 18.3 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 53.9 |
| 1944 ... | 85,380 | 19.0 | 17.7 | 1.22 | 49.8 |
| 1945 ... | 90,420 | 17.6 | 13.8 | 1.23 | 40.8 |
| 1946 ... | 108,610 | 23.4 | 13.5 | 1.54 | 42.4 |
| 1947 ... | 114,960 | 23.2 | 12.6 | 0.73 | 31.5 |
| 1948 ... | 116,500 | 19.3 | 11.3 | 1.00 | 31.6 |
| 1949 ... | 117,510 | 17.2 | 12.1 | 0.97 | 25.2 |
| 1950 ... | 117,700 | 16.1 | 11.2 | 1.02 | 26.9 |