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For the period 1944—1948 the death rates for England and
Wales and East Ham are compared:—
1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
England and Wales 11.6 11.4 11.5 12.0 10.8
East Ham 14.4 12.9 10.6 11.79 9.67
Infantile Mortality.
Deaths of infants under one year numbered 58—equivalent
to an infant mortality rate of 26 per 1,000 live births, the rate
for the previous year was 30.
The rate for England and Wales for 1948 was 34.
The number of deaths of illegitimate children under one year
of age was one out of a total of 65 illegitimate live births, giving
a mortality rate of 15 as compared with a figure of 49 per 1,000
illegitimate live births for the year 1947.
The infantile mortality rates since 1944 are as follows:—
1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
England and Wales 46 46 43 41 34
East Ham 31 36 30 30 26
Illegitimate births and mortality rates for the Borough since
1944 are tabulated below:—
1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
No. of illegitimate births 82 105 108 102 65
Mortality rate per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 48 38 18 49 15
Neo-Natal Mortality.
Children dying under the age of one month totalled 32, equal
to a neo-natal mortality rate of 14.5 per 1,000 live births.
These rates from 1944—1948 are compared below:—
1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
17.3 19.5 19.4 17.6 14.5
The causes of death of these children under one month of
age were as follows:—
Cause. No. of Deaths
Pneumonia 1
Diarrhoea and Enteritis 1
Premature Births 15
Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases 15
Total 32