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Ilford 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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The comparative figures for the past 10 years are as follows:—

YearNo. of Deaths under 1 yearRate per 1,000 Registered Live Births
19534520.2
19524418.9
19515021.0
19504518.7
19495320.1
19486221.7
19478224.3
194610229.6
19458132.7
194410236.8

The mean average Infant Mortality rate for the past 10 years is therefore
24.4 per 1,000 live births.

The following table shows the comparison for Ilford, England and Wales, London, and Towns having a population exceeding 50,000 for the past10years:—

Year.IlfordEngland and WalesLondonTowns with population over 50,000
195320.2272531
195218.9282431
195121.0302634
195018.7302634
194920.1322937
194821.7343932
194724.3414736
194629.6434146
194532.74.65354
194436.8466152

Neonatal Mortality.— The death-rate of infants under four weeks
of age is known as the Neonatal Mortality. There were 34 deaths of
infants under four weeks of age during 1953 and the rate for the year
was 15.2 per 1,000 live births.

The figures for the past 48 years were as follows:—

YearNumberRateYearNumberRate
19533415.219294827.4
19523213.819284123.6
19514016.819273219.3
19503213.319263221.2
19493312.519253724.9
19483712.919242819.5
19475115.119233421.2
19467421.519224027.1
19454919.819213825.5
19446423.119204527.0
19435420.619193630.8
19424920.319183230.4
19413622.019172924.7
19404322.319164328.8
19395725.819155435.1
19385021.819144328.7
19375223.019133724.6
19365926.719124530.2
19355124.819113421.4
19343718.819105432.2
19334825.919095634.0
19324120.619085533.2
19316432.319075431.5
19303116.819065733.5