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East Ham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The crude death rate was 11.8. The Registrar-General has again
supplied an area comparability factor and that for East Ham is 1.04.
The corrected death rate is therefore, the crude death rate (11.8)
multiplied by 1.04 - 12.2,
For the period 1947 - 1951 the death rates for England and Wales and East Ham are compared
| 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 12.0 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 12.5 |
| East Ham | 11.79 | 9.67 | 11.55 | 11.13 | 12.2 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY
Deaths of infants under one year numbered 32 - equivalent to an infant
mortality rate of 18.4 per 1,000 live births, the rate for the previous year
was 25.
The rate for England and Wales for 1951 was 29.6
The number of deaths of illegitimate children under one year of age
was 2 out of a total of 60 illegitimate live births, giving a mortality
rate of 33.3 as compared with a figure of 62 per 1,000 illegitimate live
births for the year 1950.
The infantile mortality rates since 1947 are as follows :-
| 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 41 | 34 | 32 | 29.8 | 29.6 |
| East Ham | 30 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 18.4 |
Illegitimate births and mortality rates for the Borough since 1947 are tabulated below
| 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of illegitimate births | 102 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 60 |
| Mortality rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 49 | 15 | 30 | 62 | 33.3 |
NEO-NATAL MORTALITY.
Children dying under the age of one month totalled 24, equal to a
neo-natal mortality rate of 13,8 per 1,000 live births.
These rates from 1947 - 1951 are compared below:-
1947
17.6
1948
14.5
1949
14.9
1950
16.6
1951
13.8
The causes of death of these children under one month of age were as follows ;-
| Cause | No, of Deaths |
|---|---|
| Pneumonia | - |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | - |
| Premature Births | 13 |
| Congenital Malformations, Birth Injury, Infantile Diseases | 6 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Total | 24 |
MATERNAL MORTALITY,
The number of maternal deaths was 1, the maternal mortality rate per
1,000 live and still births for 1951 being 0.565.