Report of the Ministry of Health / Colony of Singapore.

  • Singapore. Ministry of Health.
Date:
[1960]
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Credit: Report of the Ministry of Health / Colony of Singapore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table 28 VITAL STATISTICS — RURAL AREA 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Maternal deaths 15 11 22 21 12 Live births 16,576 16,286 25,348 26,343 26,029 Still births 173 176 420 369 368 Total births ... 16,749 16,462 25,768 26,712 26,397 Perinatal deaths (first 7 days of life) n.a. n.a. 298 688* 716* Neonatal deaths (first 4 weeks of life) 203 180 413 447 452 Infant deaths (deaths under 1 year of age) 647 570 1,077 968 966 Maternal mortality (deaths per 1,000 live and still births) ... .89 .66 .85 .79 .45 Perinatal mortality (still births and deaths in 1st week of life) n.a. n.a. 27.8+ 25.76t 27.12f Neonatal mortality (number of deaths per 1,000 births) 12.3 11.0 16.2 16.97 17.37 Infant mortality (number of deaths per 1,000 live births) 39.0 34.9 42.4 36.75 37.11 Still birth rate (number of still births per 1,000 total births) 10.3 10.6 16.2 13.81 13.94 Total number of babies under 1 year attending clinics 15,609 16,295 17,026 16,541 17,895 *Perinatal deaths = deaths under 7 days of age and still births. tPerinatal mortality rate = number of deaths under 7 days of age and still births per 1,000 live and still births. JPer 1,000 total births.