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 Kingston-upon-Thames]
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The approximate infant mortality rate for 1957 and the
rates since 1953 are shown for purposes of comparison.
1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kingston-upon-Thames | 24 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 13 | |
England said Wales | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
It will be seen from the following figures that since the war ended the Quinquennial Infant Mortality Rate was more than halved by 1950, and has since dropped even farther.
Period | Infant Mortality Rate |
---|---|
1921-1925 | 69 |
1926-1930 | 56 |
1931-1935 | 56 |
1936-1940 | 46 |
1941-1945 | 52 |
1946-1950 | 25 |
1951-1955 | 21 |
The following are the numbers in age groups of Kingston-u pon-Thames children who died during 1957 before reaching the age of one year, together with the cause of death.
Age | Total Deaths | Cerebral Haemorrhage | Congenital Deformities | Atelectasis | Pneumonia | Acute Laryngo-trachea Bronchitis | Meningomyelocele |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0-24 hours. | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
24 hrs. -1 mth. | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
1 mth. -1 yr. | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |