The annual report of the Medical and Health Departments, Kedah and Perlis.

  • Kedah and Perlis. Medical Department.
Date:
[1927]
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Credit: The annual report of the Medical and Health Departments, Kedah and Perlis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHART TO SHOW INFANT MORTALITY BY MONTHS COMPARED WITH BIRTHS AND TOTAL DEATHS MOHARRAM SAFAR RABIAL’AWAL RABIAL'AKHIR JEMADIAL’AWAL JEMADIAL AKHIR REJAB SHA’ABAN RAMTHAN SHAWAL JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL INFANT DEATHS ON SCALE X 5- Z UL'KAIDAH MAY ZULHIJJAH JUNE 300 1400 280 1300 1200 1100 260 240 220 200 180 160 TOTAL BIRTHS.... I ] I I I I I I j i I I I I 1 I I l j 1 I I I [ I I { [1 {I I [ I | I I 4 4 [ I | DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OLD-- TOTAL DEATHS...- THE SCALE FOR INFANT DEATHS IS 5 TIMES THAT FOR THE OTHERS INTERSECTION OF BIRTHS AND INFANT DEATH LINE INDICATES AN INFANT MORTALITY OF 200 PER 1,000 BIRTHS. INTERSECTION OF INFANT AND TOTAL DEATHS INDICATES THAT AT THESE TIMES THE INFANT DEATHS ARE 20% OF THE WHOLE FOR THE GREATER PART OF THE YEAR THEY EXCEED THIS 140 120