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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Orpington 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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Analysis of Causes of Infant Deaths. 1953-1962.
| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Births (live) | 927 | 1047 | 1083 | 1219 | 1302 | 1319 | 1388 | 1437 | 1308 | 1407 | 12,437 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) | 17.2 | 14.3 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 14.4 | 18.8 | 12.2 | 14.2 | 16.9 |
| Atelectasis | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
| Malformation | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Gastro-enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Prematurity | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 57 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 43 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Congenital Heart Disease | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 14 |
| Other causes | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 40 |
| Totals | 16 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 210 |
Maternal Mortality.
I am pleased to report that there were no maternal deaths in the
Urban District during 1962. The England and Wales maternal mortality
rate for the year was 0.35 per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
Only three maternal deaths have occurred in the Urban District
during the ten year period 1953-1962. Two of these were in 1953
and the other in 1957.
Deaths.
771 deaths appertaining to the Urban District were registered
during the year, giving a death rate of 9.5 per 1,000 total population.
The adjusted rate for use when comparing one area with another is
10.3.
The rate for England and Wales as a whole was 11.9.
Of the Orpington deaths registered, 385 were males and 386
females.
The average death rate for the area during the past ten years was
9.3.
The following is an analysis of the ages at death for the year 1962:-
| Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 were under 1 year of age | 13 | 7 |
| 4 were one and under 5 years of age | — | 4 |
| 3 were 5 and under 15 years of age | 3 | — |
| 8 were 15 and under 25 years of age | 4 | 4 |
| 29 were 25 and under 45 years of age | 20 | 9 |
| 158 were 45 and under 65 years of age | 90 | 68 |
| 161 were 65 and under 75 years of age | 91 | 70 |
| 388 were 75 years of age and over | 164 | 224 |
| 385 | 386 |