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Shoreditch 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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10.
The table on page 8 showing causes of death at all ages has been supplied
by the Registrar-General.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The deaths of infants under one year numbered 16 of which 13 were males. These
deaths amounted to 2.60 per cent of the total net Shoreditch deaths from all
causes, as compared with 1.74 per cent in 1956. The infantile mortality rate (death
rate of infants under one year per 1,000 live births) for Shoreditch was 21.94,the
rate for England and Wales being 23.0 and thatifor London 21.0. One illegitimate
infant died.
The number of deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age was 10, which gives a
neo-natal rate of 13.71.

Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1957.

INFANTILE MORTALITY IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1957.

CAUSE OF DEATHUnder 1 day1 day to 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 1 month1-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsMaleFemaleTotal deaths under 1 year.
Pneumonia1——-12--3—3
Bronchitis-------11-2-2
Prematurity41---5----415
Congenital malformation Atelectasis1 2----1 21—--1 212 2
Other defined and ill-defined diseases—-1--11———112
Total721--10231-13316

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MATERNAL MORTALITY, 1957.
No maternal death was recorded during the year.

Table: The maternal mortality rates in England and Wales and in Shoreditch during the past seven years are given below :-

The maternal mortality rates in England and Wales and in Shoreditch during the past seven years are given below :-

Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births.
1957195619551954195319521951
England and Wales0.470.560.640.690.760.720.79
ShoreditchNilNilNilNilNilNil1.18