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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
Battersea 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Deaths of Illegitimate Infants.
The death rate amongst illegitimate children during 1956 was
48.78 per 1,000 illegitimate live births, as compared with 34.48 in
1955. The corresponding death rate of legitimate children in 1956 was
21.87, the ratio of mortality rate of illegitimate infants to that of
legitimate being 223 to 100. The corresponding figure for 1955 was
144 to 100.
Maternal Mortality.
During 1956 there were three deaths from "diseases or accidents
of child-birth," which is equivalent to a fatality rate of 1.65 per
1,000 births (live and still). There were three such deaths during 1955.
The rate for England and Wales in 1956 was 0.56.
(Compiled from Registrar-General's Returns.)
| Year | Population | Live Birth Rate | Death Rate | Maternal Death Rate | Infant Mortality Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 114,960 | 23.2 | 12.6 | 0.73 | 31.5 |
| 1948 | 116,500 | 19.3 | 11.3 | 1.00 | 31.6 |
| 1949 | 117,510 | 17.2 | 12.1 | 0.97 | 25.2 |
| 1950 | 117,700 | 16.1 | 11.2 | 1.02 | 26.9 |
| 1951 | 117,000 | 16.1 | 12.4 | 0.00 | 27.6 |
| 1952 | 116,400 | 15.2 | 11.9 | 1.66 | 17.6 |
| 1953 | 114,800 | 15.5 | 12.8 | 0.55 | 18.6 |
| 1954 | 114,300 | 15.2 | 10.1 | 0.56 | 19.0 |
| 1955 | 113,700 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 1.69 | 24.7 |
| 1956 | 112,900 | 15.7 | 10.8 | 1.65 | 23.7 |