[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Bedfordshire County Council (County of Bedford).

  • Bedfordshire (England). County Council. n 50055519.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Bedfordshire County Council (County of Bedford). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The chief causes of death in the year 1941 were Heart disease 672, Cancer 470, Intra. Cranial Vascular lesions 336, Bronchitis 235, Pneumonia 170, Tuberculosis (pulmonary) 149, Arterio-sclerosis and other circulatory diseases 112, Influenza 56. INFANTILE MORTALITY. This is calculated as the proportion of deaths of children under one year of age to every 1,000 live births and forms the record known as the rate of infantile mortality. The death-rates per thousand of the live births for Bedfordshire, the Urban and Rural Districts thereof, and for England and Wales for the last five years are given below:— Localities INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 Urban Districts 40.1 51.5 37.8 56.1 46.6 Rural Districts 41.4 41.9 41.0 47.1 42.2 Whole County 40.5 47.1 38.8 53.5 45.3 England and Wales ... 58.0 53.0 50.0 55.0 59.0 MATERNAL MORTALITY. The following table shows the maternal death rate for the County compared with that of England and Wales for the last five years. Year Live Births Regis- tered ri937 3947 1938 4136 Bedfordshire < 1939 4085 1940 4086 1 1941 4253 r 1937 610557 1938 621204 England & Wales < 1939 619352 1940 607029 1941 587228 No. of Maternal Deaths Rates per 1,000 Live registered Births Puerperal Sepsis Other Maternal Causes Total Puerperal Mortality 7 1.77 1.77 7 0.48 1.21 1.69 13 1.22 1.96 3.18 6 0.49 0.98 1.47 10 0.94 1.41 2.35 1988 0.97 2.26 3.23 1917 0.89 2.19 3.08 1997 1.04 2.21 3.25 1640 0.82 1.89 2.71 1677 . 0.86 2.00 2.86
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