[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Widnes Borough.

  • Widnes (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Widnes Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following statistics are taken from the Annual Reports of the Medical Officer of Health for the years 1923, 1933, 1943 and are shown together with comparable data relating to the year under review. Estimated population 1953 48,880 1943 42,870 1933 41,380 1923 40,870 Birth rate per 1,000 of population 19.7 21.5 18.8 25.3 Crude Death Rate per 1.000 of population 9.0 12.9 11.6 11.1 Infant Mortality per 1.000 births 34 76 62 68 Maternal Mortality per 1,000 births . 1.01 1.06 Nil 1.93 Deaths from Measles Nil 1 9 5 Diphtheria Nil 2 3 8 „ Whooping Cough . Nil 3 3 15 „ Scarlet Fever Nil 1 1 5 „ Resp. Tuberculosis 10 40 39 32 „ Tuberculosis (other forms) 1 6 9 7 Death rate per 1,000 of population from Cancer 2.29 1.50 1.03 .78 Deaths under 65 years of age—percentage of total 45.24 — 65.65 66.67 INFANT MORTALITY The causes of death of infants during 1953 are recorded in the following table:— CAUSE OF DEATH Under 1 week 1 - 2 weeks 2- 3 weeks 3-4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months Total deaths under 1 year Congenital Malformations . 2 1 _ 1 4 _ 4 Prematurity . 11 1 1 — 13 — — — — 13 Broncho Pneumonia — 1 — — 1 3 1 1 — 6 Bronchitis . 1 — 1 Diseases of Respiratory System 2 — — — 2 — — — — 2 Asphyxia Neonatorum 1 — — — 1 — — — — 1 Infective and parasitic diseases. 1 1 2 Congenital Heart Disease 1 — — — 1 — — — 1 Gastro enteritis . — — — — — 1 1 — — 2 Other diseases peculiar to early infancy — 1 — — 1 — — 1 Totals . 17 4 1 1 23 4 2 3 1 33 It will be seen that the number of deaths among infants under one year was 33. This represents an infant mortality rate of 34 per 1,000 live births, which compares favourably with a rate of 47 per 1,000 live births for the preceding five year period.
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