Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / City Council of Pretoria.

  • Pretoria (South Africa). Health Department.
Date:
[1955]
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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / City Council of Pretoria. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE OF INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE FOR ALL RACES SINCE 1926-1927. Year European Native Asiatic Eurafrican Non- All Races European 1926-27 . . 48.48 385.51 101.26 246.37 315.31 137.49 1927-28 .. 61.30 483.51 166.67 163.26 256.04 153.79 1928-29 .. 57.85 451.12 140.19 168.83 328.88 143.86 1929-30 . . 51.77 422.48 88.80 141.17 297.92 126.94 1930-31 .. 68.33 573.68 142.86 222.23 362.07 148.42 1931-32 .. 59.41 794.87 112.00 179.48 459.80 153.48 1932-33 . . 68.44 742.42 158.54 123.08 429.27 157.99 1933-34 .. 68.13 621.40 121.74 244.68 415.93 152.60 1934-35 . . 51.26 347.00 62.50 122.64 222.00 95.91 1935-36 . . 77.67 585.94 152.67 140.19 374.49 149.53 1936-37 .. 52.66 450.24 107.38 112.36 269.49 99.42 1937-38 .. 63.57 457.14 105.26 209.88 303.35 116.21 1938-39 .. 50.95 348.53 86.85 118.18 230.24 93.94 1939-40 .. 43.84 349.67 136.90 146.34 255.39 88.92 1940-41 . . 62.60 376.34 93.48 121.95 245.32 96.84 1941-42 . . 53.30 353.84 86.42 264.70 253.06 96.10 1942-43 . . 47.34 329.48 81.97 101.12 223.30 80.07 1943-44 .. 47.94 304.99 70.71 204.08 216.64 77.80 1944-45 .. 33.98 289.69 86.49 105.26 206.45 63.50 1945-46 .. 34.02 215.24 25.77 115.39 159.35 61.17 1946-47 .. 25.90 235.16 54.73 116.29 178.27 53.78 1947-48 .. 33.16 138.78 61.80 224.14 127.30 52.78 1948-49 .. 33.65 203.06 82.47 200.00 170.77 60.97 1949-50 . . 32.34 181.97 75.47 85.23 165.83 92.97 1950-51 . . 28.98 151.51 43.48 58.82 136.93 77.94 1951-52 . . 30.26 136.86 140.39 79.55 133.91 80.53 1952-53 . . 28.14 113.94 42.02 112.75 108.70 66.21 1953-54 . . 35.57 129.98 82.25 145.08 124.07 76.92 1954-55 . . 29.67 121.09 69.77 93.33 115.79 71.61 The causes of infantile deaths in Europeans were as follows — 1954-1955 1953-1954 Congenital Causes. 21 (Rate 5.42) 12 (Rate 3.14) Diarrhoeal diseases. 11 (Rate 2.84) 11 (Rate 2.88) Bronchitis and pneumonia 11 (Rate 2.84) 24 (Rate 6.28) Infectious diseases. 5 (Rate 1.29) 4 (Rate 1.05) Other causes . . 17 (Rate 4.39) 29 (Rate 7.59) Prematurity . . 42 (Rate 10.83) 50 (Rate 13.08) Injury at birth . 8 (Rate 2.01) 6 (Rate 1.57) Total European Infant Deaths 115 136 The causes of infantile deaths in non-Europeans were as follows:- 1954-1955 1953-1954 Congenital causes. • • 22 29 Diarrhoeal diseases .. . . • • 138 148 Bronchitis and pneumonia • • • • 107 88 Infectious diseases. 17 11 Other causes . . 42 39 Prematurity . . 77 84 Injury at birth 11 9 Q Malnutrition . . 12 o Total non-European Infant Deaths 426 416 The table given hereunder indicates the number of non-European births and infant deaths during the year under review in the various non-European residential areas:— Native: Marabastad Location Bantule Location Births Deaths Births Deaths 38 8 194 28 Atteridgeville Location Births Deaths 372 29 Hercules Area Births Deaths 2,226 284 TOWN Births Deaths 366 38 Asiatic: Asiatic Location Births Deaths 150 9 Hercules Area Births Deaths 58 5 TOWN Births 50 Deaths 4