[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans City.

  • St. Albans (England). City Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vital Statistics, 1959 — England and Wales Provisional figures based on Quarterly Returns of Registrar General. BIRTHS Live Births (per 1,000 total population) ... ... ... 16.5 Stillbirths (per 1,000 total live and stillbirths)... ... ... 20.7 DEATHS All Causes (per 1,000 total population)... ... ... ... 11.6 Infants under 1 year (per 1,000 related live births) ... ... 22.0 Maternal Mortality (per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) ... 0.38 Neonatal Death Rate (per 1,000 related live births) ... ... 15.8 This table is included to enable comparisons to be made between local rates and national rates, but in dealing with the rela¬ tively low numbers from which local rates are calculated, one must be very cautious about drawing conclusions. Number of Deaths and Death Rate from Tuberculosis and Cancer, 1959 The provisional numbers of deaths and death rates per million population for England and Wales during the year 1959 are as follows:— NUMBER RATE Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Respiratory Tuberculosis. 2,621 854 3,475 120 36 77 Other Tuberculosis 190 190 380 9 8 8 Cancer of lung and bronchus 18,181 2,882 21,063 831 123 464 Other cancer 33,602 42,451 76,053 1,430 1,940 1,676