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For figures for the years 1938 - 1958 see the appendix,
page 108.
Causes of death:-
1. Pulmonary embolism; phlebo thrombosis of perimetric
veins and normal 11 weeks gestation.
2. Postpartum haemorrhage; spontaneous rupture of
Caesarian lower segment scar following natural
delivery.
3. postpartum haemorrhage; atypical acquired
afibrinogenaemia.
4. Acute bronchitis following normal confinement.
Chronic mitral double rheumatic lesion.
Infant Mortality
The 1958 figure remains at the previous low record, being
17.9. Set out in the appendix, page 110 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 69 deaths, 45 occurred in boy babies and 24 in
girls. Of the births, 1,933 were males and 1,919 females. The
infantile mortality rate for the two sexes was, therefore,
Boys - 23, Girls - 13.
60 deaths of infants occurred in Institutions, including
Registered Nursing Homes.
For details of infant deaths see the appendix, page 109.
CANCER
For detailed tables see the Appendix, page 106.
Deaths tabulated in the Department number 562 as compared
with 591 in 1957; 592 in 1956; 549 in 1955; 486 in 1954; 540 in
1953; 567 in 1952; 479 in 1951; 501 in 1950 ; 481 in 1949 and 510
in 1948.