Report of the Commissioner of Public Health / Western Australia.

  • Western Australia. Public Health Department.
Date:
[1965]
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Credit: Report of the Commissioner of Public Health / Western Australia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    STILLBIRTH AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES Year Total Births including Stillbirths Stillbirth Rates Mortality Rates Total mortality rates under one year Total mortality rates under one year including Stillbirths Under one week Under one month Over one month and under one year 1946 12,398 23-1 17-1 20-6 9-6 30-3 53-4 1947 13,178 23-2 16-9 19-4 1-2 10-2 53-4 1948 13,197 20-5 16-9 18-7 8-4 25-0 45-5 1949 13,779 19-4 16-2 19-0 6-8 25-9 45-3 1950 14,468 16-6 16-2 18-0 8-6 26-7 43-3 1951 15,091 19-7 16-2 19-7 8-5 28-2 47-9 1952 15,697 18-1 15-5 17-7 6-9 24-5 42-6 1953 16,130 16-6 13-4 16-2 7-3 23-4 40-0 1954 16,198 16-7 14-2 15-8 6-4 22-2 38-9 1955 16,862 14-2 13-3 15-8 6-3 22-1 36-3 1956 17,142 13-2 13-0 15-7 6-7 22-4 35-6 1957 17,172 14-4 13-6 14-9 5-9 20-8 35-2 1958 16,956 13-3 12-8 14-2 7-1 21-2 34-5 1959 17,336 13-0 12-3 13-6 6-3 19-9 32-9 1960 17,152 13-2 13-9 15-7 5-7 21-3 34-5 1961 17,318 13-9 10-3 12-6 6-8 19-4 33-3 1962 17,267 11-8 12-6 14-3 7-7 22-0 33-8 1963 17,468 10-2 12-3 14-7 5-5 20-2 30-4 1964 16,855 10-1 11-8 12-9 6-6 19-5 29-5 1965 16,367 11.1 12.8 15.0 6.5 21.4 32.5 In above table all rates are calculated in deaths per 1,000 of total births, including stillbirths. INFANT MORTALITY Year Births Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 1946 . 12,105 31-06 1947 . 12,874 30-92 1948 . 12,931 25-60 1949 . 13,511 26-42 1950 . 14,228 27-13 1951 . 14,794 28-73 1952 . 15,413 24-91 1953 . 15,862 23-83 1954 . 15,928 22-54 1955 . 16,623 22-44 1956 . 16,916 22-70 1957 . 16,924 21-09 1958 . 16,731 21-52 1959 . 17,111 20-16 1960 . 16,926 21-62 1961 . 17,078 19-67 1962 . 17,064 22-27 1963 . 17,290 20-42 1964 . 16,685 19-66 1965 . 16,186 21.69