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Maternal Mortality
There were no maternal deaths in the Urban District
during 1952.
The following details are given of the number of
maternal deaths which occurred in the Urban District during
the past ten years:-
Year Actual Number of
Maternal Deaths,
1943 1
1944 2
1945 1
1946 2
1947 3
1948 1
1949 1
1950 1
1951 —
1952 —
Infantile Mortality
17 Infants died during 1952 before reaching their
first birthday, giving an Infant Mortality Rate for the
year of 18.2 per 1,000 live births.
12 died in first four weeks of life, seven of which
were within the first week.
The average rate for the past ten years is 25.1.
The 1952 rate for England and Wales was 27.6 per
1,000 related live births, and 23.8 per 1,000 live births
for London Administrative County.
Not included in the above statistics are 17 cases
which were stillborn.