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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
Feltham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Deaths
Total 318 Male 165 Female. 153
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated home population—
7.03 (1950 7.11). Comparability Factor 1.41.
(Heading 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List)
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) | total births | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion | - | — (1950 | 1.43 |
| Total | — | — (1950 | 1.43) |
| Death rates of Infants under one year of age-All infants per 1,000 live births (13) | 18.23 | (1950 25.03) |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births (12) | 17.36 | (1950 24.46) |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births (1) | 45.45 | (1950 40.0 ) |
| Death rates of Infants under four weeks of age All infants per 1,000 live births (8) | 11.22 | |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births (8) | 11.57 | |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | Nil. | Rate per 1,000 live births |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years) | — |
Birth and Death Rates for England and Wales, 1950:—
| Birth rate | 15.5 |
| Still Birth rate | 0.36 |
| Death rate | 12.5 |
| Deaths under one year of age | 29.6 |
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years of age) | 1.4 |
| Sepsis of pregnancy childbirth and the puerperium | 0.10 |
| (Abortion with toxaemia | 0.00 |
| (Other toxaemias of pregnancy and the puerperium | 0.24 |
| Haemorrhage of pregnancy and childbirth | 0.13 |
| Abortion without mention of sepsis or toxaemia | 0.05 |
| Abortion with sepsis | 0.09 |
| Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | 0.18 |