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Shoreditch 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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10.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The deaths of infants under one year numbered 15 of which 7 were males.
These deaths amounted to 2.73 per cent of the total net Shoreditch deaths from
all causes, as compared with 2.89 per cent in 1959. The infantile mortalityrate
(death rate of infants -under one year per 1,000 live births) for Shoreditch
was 22.22, the rate for England and Wales being 21.9 and that for London 21.6
Four illegitimate infants died.
The number of deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age was 10, which gives
a neo-natal rate of 14.81.
| CAUSE OF DEATH | AGES | SE X | Total deaths under 1 year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 day | 1 day to 1 week | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 weeks | 3-4 weeks | Total under 1 month | 1-3 months | 3-6 months | 6-9 months | 9-12 months | Male | Female | ||
| Asphyxia | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Blood disease of the new-born | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Birth injury | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Bom too soon | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Eczema | - | — | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Kidney disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Undeveloped lungs | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Found in canal | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY,1960.
One maternal death was recorded during the year, the result of a selfinduced
abortion.
| England and Wales | Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | |