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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 1958
[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 1953 to 1958.
| Year | Under 24 hours | 1 to 7 days | 1 to 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | Percentage deaths under 4 weeks oftotal infant deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 54.5 |
| 1954 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 75.8 |
| 1955 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 69.8 |
| 1956 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 35 | 83.2 |
| 1957 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 83.0 |
| Mean | 14 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 73.3 |
| 1958 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 77.8 |
Deaths of Illegitimate Infants.
The death rate amongst illegitimate children during 1958 was
34.48 per 1,000 illegitimate live birth, as compared with 46.36 in
1957. The corresponding death rate of legitimate children in 1958 was
22.89, the ratio of mortality rate of illegitimate infants to that of
legitimate being 151 to 100. The corresponding figure for 1957 was
230 to 100.
Maternal Mortality.
During 1958 there was one death from "diseases or accidents
of child-birth," which is equivalent to a fatality rate of 0.52 per 1,000
births (live and still). There were three such deaths during 1957.
The rate for England and Wales in 1958 was 0.43.
Comparative Statistics of Births, Mortality, etc. (Compiled from Registrar-General's Returns.)
| Year | Population | Live Birth Rate (Crude) | Death Rate (Crude) | Maternal Death Rate | Infant Mortality Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1951 | 117,000 | 16.1 | 12.4 | 0.00 | 27.6 |
| 1952 | 116,400 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 1.66 | 17.6 |
| 1953 | 114,800 | 15.5 | 12.8 | 0.55 | 18.6 |
| 1954 | 114,300 | 15.2 | 10.1 | 0.56 | 19.0 |
| 1955 | 113,700 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 1.69 | 24.7 |
| 1956 | 112,900 | 15.7 | 10.8 | 1.65 | 23.7 |
| 1957 | 111,800 | 16.4 | 10.9 | 1.59 | 22.3 |
| 1958 | 110,400 | 17.01 | 11.29 | 0.52 | 23.9 |