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Edmonton 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]

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Table: TABLE IIICOMPARATIVE STATISTICS

TABLE III

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS

Birth RateDeath RateInfant Mortality Rate
LiveStill
England and Wales16.421.611.722.5
Middlesex14.516.310.318.9
Edmonton (Crude)12.9615.29.9417.01
Edmonton (Corrected)12.83-11.2317.01

Table: INFANT MORTALITYTABLE IV

INFANT MORTALITY

TABLE IV

Infantile Mortality
(Legitimate)17.78
(Illegitimate)-
Total17.01
Neo-natal Mortality12.96
Peri-natal Mortality25.90

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Number of children who died was 21; all legitimately born, 13 being
males and 8 females. 16 of the deaths were in the first month of life, giving
a neo-natal mortality of 12.96. The peri-natal mortality is the number of
deaths and still births per thousand live still births. The causes and ages
of death within certain limits are set out in Tables 5 and 6.

Table: TABLE VMALES

TABLE V

MALES

Causes of DeathWeeksTotal in 1 monthMonthsTotal under 1 Yr.
12341-33-66-99-12
Pneumonia—-1-11———2
Premature Birth21--3----3
Other causes3---3----3
Congenital malformations2---22--15
Totals:711-93--113

Table: TABLE VIFEMALES

TABLE VI

FEMALES

Causes of DeathWeeksTotal in 1 monthMonthsTotal under 1 Yr.
12341-33-63-99-12
Pneumonia—-----1—-1
Atelectasis2---2-—--2
Premature Birth3-—-3———-3
Other causes2--—2-———2
Totals:7---7-1--8

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