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Chislehurst 1962
[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 & Wales | |||
| 1953 | 23.4 | 38.5 | 24.0 | 26.8 |
| 1954 | 18.8 | Nil | 18.2 | 25.5 |
| 1955 | 24.2 | 44.4 | 24.8 | 24.9 |
| 1956 | 22.5 | 68.18 | 24.12 | 23.8 |
| 1957 | 16.8 | Nil | 16.3 | 23.0 |
| 1958 | 19.4 | 55.6 | 20.9 | 22.5 |
| 1959 | 19.67 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 22.0 |
| 1960 | 18.0 | Nil | 17.3 | 21.7 |
| 1961 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 21.4 |
| 1962 | 19.9 | 40.0 | 20.6 | 21.4 |
Causes of Infant Deaths, 1962:
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congenital Heart Disease | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Prematurity | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Respiratory Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| Other Causes | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | – | – | 7 |
| TOTALS | 17 | – | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | 28 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY
There were no maternal deaths in the Urban District during
1962. The maternal mortality rate for England and Wales for the
year was 0.35 per 1,000 live and still births.
Two maternal deaths have occurred in the area during the
ten year period 1953-1962, one in 1955 and the other in 1960.
DEATHS.
837 deaths appertaining to the Urban District were registered
during the year, giving a death rate of 9.5 per 1,000 total population.
The adjusted rate for use when comparing one area with
another is 12.1.
The rate for England and Wales as a whole was 11.9.
Of the Chislehurst and Sidcup deaths registered, 439 were
males and 398 females.