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

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

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    Death Rate of Infants under One Year of age :— All infants per 1,000 Live Births. . . 47-51 Legitimate infants per i,ooo legitimate Live Births . 46.73 Illegitimate infants per i,ooo illegitimate Live Births . 71.43 The Infant Mortality Rate for England and Wales was 53 per 1,000 Live Births. The Infant Mortality Rate appears to be satisfactory, it being below the average. Causes of Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age. Cause of Death. Total Number of Deaths. Deaths under one month. Congenital Abnormalities 4 4 Prematurity 6 6 Asphyxia 2 2 Melaena Neonatorum . 2 2 Marasmus 1 1 Septicaemia . 1 1 Congenital Syphilis 1 — Myococcal Meningitis . 1 — Gastro Enteritis 1 — Pneumonia 2 1 Totals . 21 17 It will be seen that over 80% of the Infantile Deaths occurred during the first month of life. The distribution of the Infantile Deaths throughout the Borough was as follows :— Stourbridge . . . . 15 Lye and Wollescote . . . 5 Pedmore . . . . 1 21 Causes of Death. The Deaths were distributed as follows :— Internal External Total Deaths. Deaths. Deaths Stourbridge 173 - 73 - 246 Lye and Wollescote 72 ... 44 116 Pedmore 10 ... 2 ... 12 255 119 374