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 Borough]
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Country | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
England and Wales | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Scotland | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Northern Ireland | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Australia | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Canada | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Chile | 124 | 121 | 113 | 117 | 127 |
Denmark | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
France | 41 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 32 |
Irish Republic | 38 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 35 |
Italy | 53 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 48 |
Netherlands | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
New Zealand | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Sweden United States | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
of America | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Year | Number of Deaths | Number of live Births | Maternal Death Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Pregnancy, child-birth, abortion | |||
Average 1924-1933 | 8 | 2,145 | 3.5 |
1934 | 9 | 1,783 | 5.0 |
1935 | 2 | 1,877 | 1.1 |
1936 | 3 | 1,922 | 1.6 |
1937 | 4 | 1,913 | 2.1 |
1938 | 2 | 1,874 | 1.1 |
1939 | 2 | 1,829 | 1.0 |
1940 | — | 1,600 | — |
1941 | 2 | 1,405 | 1 .5 † |
1942 | 3* | 1,589 | 1.9 |
1943 | 3 | 1,768 | 1.6 |
1944 | 2 | 1,788 | 1.08 |
1945 | 1 | 1,742 | 0.56 |
1946 | 7 | 2,310 | 2.94 |
1947 | 1 | 2,559 | 0.38 |
1948 | 1 | 2,149 | 0.45 |
1949 | 2 | 1,971 | 0.99 |
1950 | 1 | 1,988 | 0.49 |
1951 | 1 | 1,874 | 0.52 |
1952 | 2 | 1,777 | 1.10 |
1953 | 3 | 1,750 | 1.67 |
1954 | 3 | 1,776 | 1.66 |
1955 | 2 | 1,707 | 1.14 |
1956 | — | 1,810 | — |
1957 | 2 | 1,886 | 1.04 |
1958 | 2 | 2,027 | 0.96 |
1959 | 1 | 2,004 | 0.48 |
† Rate calculated on a (live and still) birth figure supplied by the
Registrar General of 1,289.
* 1 death from puerperal sepsis not counted as "Maternal death."