[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Knaresborough U.D.C.

  • Knaresborough (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Knaresborough U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Maternal Mortality Rates per 1,000 Deaths total births Puerperal Sepsis Other Maternal Causes Infant Mortality Legitimate Male 2 Female Total 2 Illegitimate Death rate of infants under 1 year of age: All Infants per 1,000 live births Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births 12.0 12.4 0.0 NOTES ON VITAL STATISTICS Births The birth rate of 16.3 was lower than in 1968 and is the same as the national rate for 1969. Deaths The death rate of 9.1 was the same as the previous year. The rate for England and Wales was 11.9. The principal causes of death were as follows:— Cerebrovascular disease .. .. .. .. 40 Ischaemic heart disease .. .. .. .. 28 Malignant neoplasms, leukaemia, including neo- plasms of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue .. 24 Pneumonia, bronchitis, emphysema and asthma .. 20 Heart diseases (excepting Ischaemic heart disease) .. 9 Together these groups accounted for three-quarters of the deaths from all causes. Natural Increase of Population The number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 3. Infantile Mortality Two children died under the age of one year, giving an infantile mortality rate of 12.0 per 1,000 live births, compared with a rate of 18.1 for England and Wales and nil for the previous year. The babies died at the ages of 1 hour and of 3 months and the causes of death were prematurity and inhaled vomitus respectively. Maternal Mortality No mother has died in Knaresborough as a result of childbirth for many years.