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VITAL STATISTICS
Wanstead and England and
Woodford Wales
Live birth rate per 1,000 population 11.7 16.5
Still birth rate per 1,000 population 0.29 0.35
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births 25.0 22.2
NEO-NATAL MORTALITY
The neo-natal mortality is the number of infants dying under one
month per 1,000 live births. During 1959 14 infants died in the first
four weeks of life, a rate of 19.45.
INFANT MORTALITY
Deaths of children under 1 year during 1959 - 18
Cause of death Number
Anencephalic 1
Asphyxia 2
Atelectasis 3
Broncho-pneumonia 1
Congenital morbus cordis 1
Erythroblastosis foetal is 1
Intra cranial haemorrage 3
Meningitis 1
Prematurity 3
Staphlococcal pneumonia 1
CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS
During 1959, 39 premature infants were born to residents in the
Borough, 8 of these births taking place at home and 31 in hospital
or nursing home. 7 of the 8 born at home were alive at the end of
one month; 28 of the 31 born in hospital or private nursing home
survived.
CHILD WELFARE CENTRES
Attendance at the Child Welfare Clinics has shown a slight fall
during 1959.
The seven centres are held in hired premises, some of them old
buildings. Every attempt is being made to find a suitable site upon
which to erect a modern building. Nevertheless, it can be said that
the Borough is well catered for in this respect.
The number of mothers consulting the medical officers at the
clinics is falling, and in some cases the doctor is now attending only
alternate sessions. This follows the general trend since the introduction
of the National Health Service, the function of the Child
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