[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council.

  • Essex County Council
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Essex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The individual figures are as follows :—- Table 11 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 39.3 31.8 30.8 I 31.2 [legitimate 18.6 31.3 33.1 26.9 28.2 22.7 21.3 23.6 ] 24.0 legitimate 21.2 21.8 19.8 19.0 17.3 The legitimate infant mortality rate continues to decrease satisfactorily. Neo-natal Mortality Deaths in the first four weeks of life numbered 365 (the same as in 1957) i giving a neomatal mortality rate of 12.9 per 1,000 live births compared to 13.7 in 1957. This was considerably lower than the rate of 16.2 for England i and Wales and the satisfactory trend is shown in the following graph. 18 > O NEO - NATAL DEATHS 1950 f95l 1952 1953 i954 1955 1956 1957 |9Se The annual rates are as follows :— Table 12 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 16.9 14.6 16.6 16.6 15.1 15.9 14.8 13.7 12.9