[Report 1958] / Sanitary Committee [- Medical Officer of Health], Cornwall County Council.

  • Cornwall (England). County Council.
Date:
1958
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Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: [Report 1958] / Sanitary Committee [- Medical Officer of Health], Cornwall County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Birtli Kate of 14.2 compares with a rate of 14.1 in 1957. The following are the rates for recent years:— 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 Cornwall England & Wales 15.4 16.7 14.2 15.9 14.3 15.5 14.3 15.3 14.0 15.5 14.1 15.2 13.0 15.0 14.0 15.7 14.1 16.1 14.2 Deaths and Death Rate Deaths registered in or belonging to the County during the year were as follows:— Males ... ... ... 2,312 Females ... ... ... 2,318 Total ... ... ... 4,630 This gives a death rate of 13.73 as compared with a rate of 13.3 in 1957. The following are the rates for recent years:— Cornwall England & Wales 1949 14.1 11.7 1950 13.8 11.6 1951 14.3 12.5 1952 12.8 11.3 1953 13.2 11.4 1954 13.2 11.3 1955 13.8 11.7 1956 13.7 11.7 1957 , 13.3 11.5 1958 13.7 Infant Mortality There were 94 infant deaths, representing a rate of 19.56 per 1,000 live births. This'compares with a rate of 24.7 in 1957. The infant mortality rate is generally considered to be the best index we possess to the social circumstances of an area, as the rate tends to be high where bad housing, overcrowding, defective sanitation, and maternal ignorance and neglect are found. •