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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
Orpington 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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The table which follows gives the Orpington mortality rate for legitimate and illegitimate infants, as well as for all infants, and also shows the comparison between the infant mortality rate in the Urban District and that for England and Wales during the past ten years.
| Year. | Legitimate Infants. Rate per 1,000 live legitimate births. | Illegitimate Infants. Rate per 1,000 live illegitimate births. | All Infants Rate per Orpington. | 1,000 live births.England & Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 13.6 | 47.6 | 14.3 | 25.5 |
| 1955 | 16.99 | 41.7 | 17.5 | 24.9 |
| 1956 | 21.3 | Nil | 20.5 | 23.8 |
| 1957 | 19.5 | Nil | 19.2 | 23.0 |
| 1958 | 20.3 | 27.8 | 20.5 | 22.5 |
| 1959 | 13.4 | 41.7 | 14.4 | 22.0 |
| 1960 | 18.0 | 40.8 | 18.8 | 21.7 |
| 1961 | 12.6 | Nil | 12.2 | 21.4 |
| 1962 | 14.7 | Nil | 14.2 | 21.4 |
| 1963 | 11.6 | 19.2 | 11.9 | 20.9 |
Causes of Infant Deaths, 1963.
| Causes of Death. | Under 1 week | 1 and under 2 weeks | 2 and under 3 weeks | 3 and under 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1 month and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bronchopneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Malformation | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Prematurity | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 16 |