[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicestershire / County of Leicester County Council.

  • Leicestershire (England). County Council
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Leicestershire / County of Leicester County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table shows an analysis of the total County births according to legitimacy and sex. Year Legit] imate Illegit imate Total male births Total female births Ratio of male to 100 female births No. Rate No. Rate 1943 .. 5,782 18.53 320 1.03 3,121 2,981 104.7 1944 .. 6,151 19.82 385 1.24 3,368 3,168 106.3 1945 . . 5,251 17.06 532 1.73 3,041 2,742 110.9 1946 .. 6,180 19.37 383 1.20 3,405 3,158 107.8 1947 .. 6,624 20.23 324 0.98 3,610 3,338 108.1 1948 .. 6,066 17.96 297 0.89 3,283 3,080 106.6 1949 .. 5,710 16.68 226 0.66 2,997 2,939 102.0 1950 . . 5,415 15.57 209 0.60 2,902 2,722 106.6 1951 .. 5,369 15.45 198 0.57 2,876 2,691 106.9 1952 .. 5,250 15.05 213 0.61 2,777 2,686 103.4 INFANT MORTALITY (rates calculated per thousand live births) Year Url :>an Ru ral Whole County Rate for England and Wales No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate 1943 .. 134 45.7 123 38.8 257 42.1 49 1944 . . 123 39.4 122 35.7 245 37.5 46 1945 .. 97 33.9 110 37.6 207 35.8 46 1946 .. 134 41.6 101 30.2 235 35.8 43 1947 .. 161 47.8 137 38.2 298 42.9 41 1948 .. 102 33.4 103 31.1 205 32.2 34 1949 .. 81 28.3 80 26.1 161 27.1 32 1950 .. 80 29.9 72 24.4 152 27.0 29.8 1951 .. 72 27.2 71 24.3 143 25.7 29.6 1952 .. 77 29.6 68 23.8 145 26.5 27.6