[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Brownhills U.D.C.

  • Brownhills (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1961
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Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Brownhills U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR. Disease Under 1 week 1 week to 1 month 1-2 Month 2-3 1 3-4 4-5 s 0-6 0-9 9-12 Total Intracranial Haemorrhage 1 1 Piematnrit}' 4 4 Adrenal hypoplasia 1 1 Pneumonia — — 1 1 — 1 — — — — 1 Bronchitis — — — 1 Atelectasis 2 i 1 2 Total 10 INFANTILE MORTALITY. Deaths of infants under one year of age . . . . 10 Infantile mortality rate per 1,000 live births . . 17.76 There was no illegitimate death recorded. Legitimate Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 legitimate live births . . . . . . . . .. . . 18.03 Illegitimate Infantile Mortality rate per 1,000 illegiti- mate live births . . .. .. . . . . Nil NEO-NATAL MORTALITY. Deaths of infants under four weeks of age .. .. 8 Mortality rate per 1,000 live births . . . . .. 14.20 EARLY NEO-NATAL MORTALITY. Deaths of infants under one week of age .. .. 8 Mortality rate per 1,000 live births . . . . .. 14.20 MATERNAL MORTALITY. Deaths from pregnancy, childbirth and abortion .. 1 Mortality rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births . . 1.73 PERINATAL MORTALITY. Total still births and deaths under 1 week of age . . 18 Mortality rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births . . 31.20 The table below compares the main rates for Brownhills Urban District, and England and Wales ;— Brownhills I'.D.C. England and Wales Birth rate 19.32 (per 1,000 pop.) 17,4 Still birth rate 20.87 (per 1,000 pop.) 18.7 Death rate 13.78 (per 1,000 pop.) 12.0 Infantile Mortality Rate 1 7.70 (per 1,000 liye births) 21.4 Neo-natal Mortality rate .. 14.20 (per 1,000 liye births) 15.5 Perinatal Mortality rate 31.20 (per 1,000 total births) 32.2