[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Andover R.D.C.

Andover (England). Rural District Council.

Date:: 1960

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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Andover R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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3. Apoplexies or vascular lesions of the central nervous system accounted for 15 deaths (11.6 per cent.) R. Respiratory diseases accounted for 17 deaths (13.2 per cent.) In addition, there were 8 cases of accidental death, of which k were associated with motor vehicles. No deaths resulted fron the infectious diseases of childhood or in association with childbirth. Infantile, Neonatal and Early Neonatal Mortality Five deaths of infants under one year were recorded in i960, giving an Infant Mortality Rate of 1M.M per 1000 live births. Of these five deaths, one occurred in the first week of life which gives Neonatal and Early Neonatal Mortality Rates of 2.89 per 1000 live births. Perinatal Mortality The Perinatal Mortality Rate which is the sum of the stillbirths and the early neonatal deaths per thousand births (live and still) stands at 30.9 compared with 32.9 for England and ./ales.