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MATERNAL MORTALITY
I am pleased to report that no maternal death occurred during
1963.
The maternal mortality rate for England and Wales was 0.28
per 1,000 live and still births.
INFANT MORTALITY
During 1963 there were 17 deaths among children under one
year of age as compared with 16 last year and an average of 17
in the last five years. Two of the deaths were in respect of
illegitimate children.
The resultant infant mortality rate was 15.3 per 1,000 registered
births, compared with an average of 16.2 for the previous five years.
The infant mortality rate for England and Wales was 21.1.
The 13 babies dying in the first month correspond with a neonatal
rate of 11.7 (i.e. deaths in the first month per 1,000 live births)
and the average for the past five years was 11.7.
The 10 babies dying in the first week correspond with an early
neo-natal rate of 9.0.
During the year 8 premature babies were notified as being
born at home. Fifty-five premature babies were born in institutions
and of the latter 6 died within the first 24 hours and 2 within 28
days.
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