Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith.
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INFANT MORTALITY RATE - ENGLAND & WALES, AND VARIOUS OTHER COUNTRIES Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births
| 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Scotland | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Northern Ireland | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Irish Republic | 37 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Australia | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Canada | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | * |
| Chile | 121 | 113 | 117 | 127 | 120 | 127 | 116 | 121 | 111 | 114 | 107 | 108 | 100 | 82 | 87 | 75 | * |
| Denmark | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| France | 39 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Italy | 49 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Sweden | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | * | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| United States of America | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
*Figures not yet available