London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bexley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Infant Deaths. Males Females Total
Deaths of Infants under one year
of age 7 10 17
Legitimate 7 10 17
Illigitimate — — —
Death rate of Infants under one
year of age:
Total per 1,000 live births 13.1
Legitimate per 1,000 legitimate
live births 13.5
Illegitimate per 1,000 illegitimate
live births Nil
Neo-natal Deaths per 1,000 live
births 9.2
Early Neo-natal Deaths 9.2
Perinatal Deaths 24.2
The following relates to the Infant Mortality Rate during
the past ten years:-
1949 24.0 per 1,000 live births.
1950 14.48 " " " "
1951 24.76 " " " "
1952 11.34 " " " "
1953 14.36 " " " "
1954 22.1 " " " "
1955 17.0 " " " "
1956 24.6 " " " "
1957 22.9 " " " "
1958 13.0 " " " "
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