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Number Percentage
In Private Houses 1,137 28.45
In Public Institutions 2,482 62.10
In Registered Maternity Barnes 378 9.45
3,997
Maternal Mortality
There were 3 deaths, compared with 0 in 1956. The maternal
mortality rate calculated per 1,000 total births was 0.84. The
rate for England and Wales was 0.47 in 1957.
For figures for the years 1937 - 1957 see the appendix,page
101.
Causes of death:-
1. Septicaemia, following self-induced abortion.
2. Antepartum haemorrhage.
3. Eclampsia.
Infant Mortality
The 1957 figure is the lowest yet recorded, being 17.9 as
compared with 18.6 in 1956. Set out in the appendix, page 103
are the usual tables giving causes and age distribution.
The greatest single, factor remains prematurity of which the
correction lies mainly with ante-natal care of the expectant
mother.
Among the 63 deaths, 37 occurred in boy babies and 26 in
girls. Of the births, 1,820 were males and 1,690 females.
infantile mortality rate for the two sexes was, therefore,
Boys-20, Girls-15.
55 deaths of infants occurred in Institutions, including
Registered Nursing Homes.
Por details of infant deaths see the appendix, page 102.
Ward Statistics
These are tabulated in the usual form in the appendix, page
100. The significance of this table must not be over estimated
as many fallacies may arise since the sex and age ratios in the
different areas are not known. It is obvious from the high