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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
Twickenham 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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An analysis of the mortality reveals that neo-natal deaths were responsible for 59.52 per cent of the total deaths, viz:
| Under 24 hours | 1 to 7 days | 1 to 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | Percentage • total infant deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 17 | 19 | 50 | 59.52 |
| An analysis of the mortality reveals that neo-natal deaths were responsible for 59.52 per cent of the total deaths, viz: | ||||
| Under 24 hours | 1 to 7 days | 1 to 4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | Percentage • total infant deaths. |
| 14 | 17 | 19 | 50 | 59.52 |
Cougenita malformsations, premature births, etc, caused 45
(or 53.57%) of the total infant deaths.
Deaths of illegitimate infants.
The death rate of illegitimate infants during 1947 was
68.97 per 1,000, compared with 80.81 for the previous year. The
corresponding death rate of legitimate children was 38.52 (23.17
for 1946)
REVIEW OF THE COMPARATIVE VITAL AND MORTALITY STATISTICS FOR THE BOROUGH OF TWICKENHAM, TOGETHER WITH THOSE FOR ENGLAND AND WALES FOR YEARS 1937 - 1947 INCLUSIVE
| YEAR | BIRTH RATE | Death Rate | Infantile Mortality Rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twick | Eng.and Wales. | Twick. | . Eng., and Wales , | Twick. | Eng. and Wales, | ||
| 1937. | 14.9 | 14.9 ' | (a) | 11,08 | 12.4 | 35.4 | 58 |
| (b) | 10.9 6 | ||||||
| 1938. | 14.4 | 15.1 | (a) | 9.91 | 11.6 | 45.8 | 53 |
| (b) | 9.81 | ||||||
| 1939. | 14.2 | 15.0 | ! (a) | 10 .46 | 12.1 | 26.4 . | 50 |
| (b) | 10.35 | ||||||
| 1940 . | 14.67 | 14.6 | (a) | 14.8 | 14.3 | 45.8 | 55 |
| (b) | 14.9 | ||||||
| 1941. | 13.4 | 14.2 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 70.95 | 59 | |
| 1942. | 16.49 | 15.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 53.1 | 49 | |
| 1943. | 17.7 | 16.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 47.99 | 49 | |
| 1944. | 18.5 | 17.6 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 37.1 | 46 | |
| 1945. | 16.76 | 16.1 | 12.15 | 11.4 | 48.02 | 46 | |
| L946. | 19.01 | 19.1 i | 10.89 | 11.5 | 26.09 | 43 | |
| l947. | 19 .7 2 | 20.5 | (a) | 11.05 Crude | 12.0 | 40.21 | 41 |
| (b) | Adjusted | ||||||
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