London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hayes and Harlington 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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Death rate for County of Middlesex (corrected) 10.8
Deaths from puerperal causes 1.0
Maternal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000
total (live & still) births 1.0
Maternal mortality rate for County of Middlesex 0.6
Death rate of infants under one year of age:
(a) All infants per 1,000 live births 14.8
(b) Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate
live births 15.4
(c) Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate
live births Nil
Death rate of infants under one year of age in the
County of Middlesex 19.1
BIRTH AMI) DEATH RATES, ETC.
| Year | Live Births | Stillbirths | Deaths | Infant Death Rate # | Maternal Mortality Rate * * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Bate * | Total | Bate * * | Total | Bate * | |||
| 1951 | 938 | 14.3 | 19 | 19.9 | 500 | 7.7 | 14.9 | 0.0 |
| 1952 | 996 | 15.2 | 23 | 22.6 | 459 | 7.0 | 18.1 | 0.0 |
| 1953 | 959 | 14.7 | 18 | 18.4 | 465 | 7.1 | 25.0 | 1.0 |
| 1954 | 936 | 14.4 | 17 | 17.8 | 458 | 7.1 | 21.4 | 0.0 |
| 1955 | 976 | 14.9 | 22 | 22.1 | 481 | 7.4 | 20.5 | 1.1 |
| 1956 | 1,013 | 15.2 | 19 | 18.4 | 497 | 7.5 | 14.8 | 1.0 |
Rate per 1,000 population # Rate per 1,000 live births
** Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births
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