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Walthamstow 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The death-rate of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live
births when calculated on the totals given by the Registrar-General
are therefore:—
Legitimate, 37; Illegitimate, 50; Total, 38.
The Infant Mortality rate for other areas during 1945 was as
follows:—
England and Wales 46
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns (including
London) 54
148 Smaller Towns (25,000-50,000) 43
London 53
Neo-Natal Mortality.
The neo-natal mortality is the number of deaths of infants
under one month per 1,000 live births. During 1945, 36 infants
died in the first four weeks of life, yielding a rate of 21.0.
For the last ten years in England and Wales the neo-natal
deaths have been approximately half the total deaths under one year
of age.
The following rates refer to Walthamstow:—
Infant Deaths, Neo-Natal Mortality and Stillbirths.
| Year. | Live Births. | Birth Bate. | Stillbirths. | Neo-Natal Deaths. | Infant Deaths. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Per 1,000 live births. | Per 1,000 population. | No. | Per 1,000 live births. | No. | Per 1,000 live births. | ||||
| W'stow. births. | England & Wales | |||||||||
| 1945 | 1,713 | 16.5 | 56 | 32.6 | 0.54 | 36 | 21.0 | 24.8 | 66 | 38 |
| 1944 | 1,915 | 18.9 | 52 | 27.1 | 0.51 | 40 | 20.8 | 24.3 | 71 | 37 |
| 1943 | 1,828 | 18.2 | 58 | 30.7 | 0.57 | 48 | 26.2 | 25.2 | 73 | 40 |
| 1942 | 1,718 | 17.4 | 52 | 30.2 | 0.52 | 35 | 20.3 | 27.2 | 70 | 40 |
| 1941 | 1,304 | 13.3 | 35 | 26.8 | 0.37 | 31 | 23.7 | 29.0 | 52 | 44 |
The neo-natal mortality for England and Wales is shown for
comparison and was higher than the Walthamstow rates with the
exception of 1943.
The death rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis in children under
one year of age per 1,000 live births was 6.
CARE OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN. ,
The action taken under Circular 2866/1944 is fully set out in the
report for that year. The Council has an agreement with the Wal-