[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Clitheroe U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Clitheroe (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Clitheroe U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MATERNAL MORTALITY Deaths from Pregnancy, Childbirth, etc,..,. Mil. RATE per 1,000 total (live & still) Births. Nil. BIRTH RATE It will be seen that the number of LIVE BIRTHS registered during the year was 159, giving an adjusted Rate of 14.9 Per 1,000 of the population, which is a decrease of 2.3 per 1,000 on the figure for the previous year (1953). The trend of this Rate over the past ten years, in comparison with the rate for England and Wales, is shown in the following Table Year. Clitheroe 0 Rate per 1,000 England & Wales Rate per 1,000 Number of Births M. F. Total 1945 74 75 149 13.8 16.1 1946 87 91 178 16.2 19.1 1947 124 116 240 21.9 20.5 1948 108 103 211 17.7 17.9 1949 115 113 228 18.6 16.7 1950 121 113 234 20.4 15.8 1951 80 79 159 14.4 15.5 1952 88 73 161 14.5 15.3 1953 106 85 191 17.2 15.5 1954 79 80 159 14o9 15.2 STILLBIRTHS. Only one Stillbirth was assigned to the Borough during 1954, & decrease of two on the figure for the previous year. The Table given below sets out details relating to stillbirths for the past ten years Year Number of Stillbirths Rate per 1000 (live & still) Births. Rate per 1000 populat- r ion Clitheroe. England & Wales. Leg. ±11. Total. 1945 3 3 19 0.28 0.46 1946 6 3 9 48 0.82 0.53 1947 6 •» 6 24 0. 55 0.50 1948 10 - 10 45 0.84 0.42 1949 2 2 9 0.16 0.39 1950 8 - 8 33 0. 64 0.37 1951 7 — 7 42 0.58 0.36 1952 4 — 4 24 0.33 0.35 1953 3 - 3 15 O.25 0.35 1954 1 - 1 6 0.08 0.34