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 Wanstead and Woodford]
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Year | Live Births | Birth Rate | Stillbirths | Neo-Natal | Deaths | Infant Deaths | |||
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No. | Per 1,000 Live Births | Per 1,000 Population | No. | Per 1,000 Live Births | No. | Per 1,000 Live Births | |||
1958 | 748 | 12.2 | 13 | 17.38 | 0.21 | 7 | 9.36 | 7 | 9.36 |
1957 | 713 | 11.69 | 17 | 23.8 | 0.28 | 12 | 16.83 | 19 | 26.6 |
1956 | 677 | 11.2 | 10 | 14.8 | 0.16 | 10 | 14.8 | 18 | 26.6 |
1955 | 694 | 11.4 | 11 | 15.8 | 0.18 | 9 | 12.9 | 12 | 17.3 |
1954 | 703 | 11.3 | 15 | 21.3 | 0.24 | 7 | 9.9 | 10 | 14.2 |
The maternal mortality rates (per 1,000 total births) for the past five years have been as follows:—
Year | Total Births Registered | Deaths | Rates per 1,000 Births (Live and Still) | ||||
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Puerperal Sepsis | Other Maternal Causes | Total | Puerperal Sepsis | Other Maternal Causes | Total | ||
1958 | 761 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1957 | 730 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1.37 | 1.37 |
1956 | 687 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1955 | 705 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1.42 | 1.42 |
1954 | 718 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1.39 | 1.39 |
1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | |
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Maternal Mortality | - | 1.37 | - | 1.44 | 1.42 |
Stillbirths | 17.38 | 23.8 | 14.8 | 15.80 | 21.3 |
Neo-Natal Mortality | 9.36 | 16.8 | 14.8 | 12.90 | 9.9 |
During 1958 there were no deaths classified as being due to
pregnancy, childbearing or associated therewith.
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