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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Table 6
INFANT MORTALITY RATES - ENGLAND AND
WALES AND VARIOUS OTHER COUNTRIES
Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births
1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England and Wales | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Scotland | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Northern Ireland | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Australia | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Canada | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Chile | 121 | 113 | 117 | 127 | 120 | 127 | 116 | 121 | 111 | -* |
Denmark | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
France | 39 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Irish Republic | 37 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Italy | 49 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 36 |
Netherlands | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
New Zealand | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Sweden | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
United States of America | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
*not available