[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough.

Ashton-under-Lyne (England). Borough Council.

Date:: 1950

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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Ashton-under-Lyne Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Infant Deaths There were 25 deaths of infants under one year of age during 1950, giving an infantile mortality rate of 34 per 1,000 live births, which is a decrease of 13 on the previous year. 13 were males, 12 were females, and four of the 25 deaths were illegitimate. There were 17 stillbirths registered during the year. The accompanying table shows that one-half of these deaths occurred before the age of 4 weeks.