Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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Death Rate of Infants under one year of age
Males | Females | Total | Death Rate (per 1.00 Live Births) | |
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In total live births | 13 | 8 | 21 | 19.5 |
In legitimate live births | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
In illegitimate live births | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The infant mortality rate of 19.5 shews an increase from the figure
of 16.8 for 1959.
The following are the ages and causes of death:-
CAUSES | UNDER ONE DAY | DAYS | ONE WEEK | TWO WEEKS | MONTHS | TOTAL | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | M | F | ||||
Prematurity | 1M | 1M | 2 | 2 | ||||||
2F | ||||||||||
Atelectasis | 2M | 1M | 1F | 3 | 1 | |||||
Bronchitis | 1M | 1F | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Congestive Heart Failure | 1M | 1 | - | |||||||
Congenital Heart Disease | 1M | 1 | - | |||||||
Congenital Hydrocephalus | 1 M | 1 | 1 | |||||||
1F | ||||||||||
Intra Pulmonary Haemorrhage | 1M | 1 | - | |||||||
Pulmonary Haemorrhage | 1M | 1 | - | |||||||
Cardiac Failure | 1F | - | 1 | |||||||
Asphyxia Neonatorum | 1F | - | 1 | |||||||
Congenital Abnormalities | 1F | - | 1 | |||||||
Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1M | 1 | - | |||||||
Asphyxia | 1M | 1 | - | |||||||
TOTAL MALES | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
TOTAL FEMALES | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
Infant Mortality Rate - England and Wales - 21.7
No. of Maternal Deaths - 0
Maternal Mortality Per 1,000 Total Births - 0.00
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