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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
Chislehurst 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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The table which follows gives the Chislehurst and Sidcup mortality rate for legitimate and illegitimate infants, as well as for all infants, and also shows the comparison between the infant mortality rate in the Urban District and that of England and Wales during the past 10 years.
| Year | Legitimate Infants Rate per 1,000 live legitimate births | Illegitimate Infants Rate per 1,000 live illegitimate births | All Infants Rate per 1,000 live births | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chislehurst & Sidcup | England Sl Wales | |||
| 68.18 | ||||
| 16.8 | ||||
| 18.0 | ||||
Causes of Infant Deaths, 1961:—
| Causes of Death | Under 1 week | 1 and Under 2 weeks | 2 and under 3 weeks | 3 and under 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1 month and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total deaths under 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Broncho-Pneumonia | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | 5 | |||
| Congenital Heart Disease | — | — | - | 1 | — | — | - | 3 | ||
| Prematurity | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Other Causes | 3 | — | - | 9 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | |
| TOTALS | 15 | 5 | — | - | 3 | 3 | - |
Analysis of the Causes of Infant Deaths, 1952-1961:—
| Under 1 week | 1 week and under 2 weeks | 2 weeks and under 3 weeks | 3 weeks and under 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1 month and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total under 1 year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelectasis | 22 | 1 | _ | _ | 23 | — | — | - | — | 23 |
| Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Gastro Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Malformation | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Prematurity | 69 | 6 | 1 | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | 76 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 17 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 59 |
| Other Causes | 37 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 75 |
| TOTALS | 156 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 185 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 268 |