[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Kidderminster Borough.

  • Kidderminster (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Kidderminster Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR 1938. Total Births (Live and Still) Birth Rate Birth Rate (England and Wales) (Live and Still) Live Births : M. F. Legitimate 479 249 230 Total Live Births Illegitimate 27 15 12 Birth Rate (Live) Still Births 18 Rate per 1,000 total births Deaths 379 Death Rate Death Rate (England and Wales) 1938 ... 11.6 Percentage of total deaths occurring in public institutions Number of women dying in, or in ... from sepsis consequence of childbirth ... from other causes Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 Total Births) ,, „ „ (England and Wales) ... Deaths of Infants under one year of age :— Legitimate ... 17 Illegitimate ... 2. Total Deaths of Infants under one year, per 1,000 births ,, ,, „ „ (England and Wales, 1938) Death Rate of legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births Death Rate of illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births Deaths from Cancer (all ages) ,, ,, Measles (all ages) ,, ,, Whooping-cough (all ages) ,, ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) The ages at which deaths have taken place during as follows :— 524 16.08 15.70 506 15.53 34.35 11.63 29.82 Nil 1 1.91 2.97 19 37 53 35.49 1938 74.07 51 Nil 1 2 are Under I year Between 1 and 2 years Between 2 and 5 years Between 5 and 15 years Between 15 and 25 years ... Between 25 and 45 years ... Between 45 and 65 years ... 65 years and upwards 19 4 I 6 17 37 90 205 379 The following table shows the ages at which the deaths of Infants under 1 year of age occurred :— Under ] 1 week 1-2 1 weeks i *> a - * j weeks 3-4 weeks Total under 1 month 1 1—3 months 3—6 months 6—9 months 9—12 1 months Total Deaths under 1 year 12 — — ----- 12 3 2 2 ; — 19 The causes of infant deaths were as follows : Prematurity ... ... ... 8 Pneumonia ... ... ... 3 Meningitis (Septic) ... ... 1 Gastro-enteritis ... ... ... 2 Whooping Cough ... ... ... 1 Asphyxia ... ... ... 1 Birth Shock ... ... ... 1 Congenital malformation of heart 1 Difficult birth ... ... ... 1