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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southall 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Graph A
Comparison of Birth and Death Rates from 1944 to 1952
Infant Mortality
The infant mortality rate during 1952 fell to 19.83 deaths per 1,000 live births. This
is the lowest rate to be recorded in Southall. The graph on infant mortality, appended,
shows the trend of the infant mortality rate since 1900. The actual number of deaths
occurring in 1952 was 14, 13 of which took place in hospital. The national infant mortality
rate for 1952 was 27.6. Table VI gives the classification of causes of infant deaths under
the age of one year.