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Walthamstow 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The Infant Mortality rate for other areas during 1946 was
as follows:—
England and Wales 43
126 County Boroughs and Great Towns
(including London) 46
148 Smaller Towns (25,000 to 50,000) 37
London 41
Neo-Natal Mortality.
The neo-natal mortality is the number of deaths of infants
under one month per 1,000 live births. During 1946, 49 infants
died in the first four weeks of life, yielding a rate of 19.2.
For the last ten years in England and Wales the neo-natal
deaths have been approximately half the deaths under one year
of age.
Infant Deaths, Neo-Natal Mortality and Stillbirths
| Year. | Live Births. | Birth Rate. | 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. | England & Wales. | |||||||||
| 1946 | 2,544 | 21.5 | 70 | 27.5 | 0.59 | 49 | 19.2 | 24.5 | 87 | 34 |
| 1946 | 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 Diarrhcea and Enteritis in children under
one year of age per 1,000 live births was 1.1.
TOTAL INFANT MORTALITY
This is defined as the sum of the deaths that occur during
child birth and during the first year of life.
The attached graphs show the position siince 1930 and that the
1946 total Infant Mortality was the lowest ever recorded.