[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port.
- Rochester (Kent, England). City and Port Authority.
- Date:
- 1961
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PRINCIPAL CERTIFIABLE CAUSES OF DEATH Diseases of the Circulatory system including Heart Disease and Cerebral Haemorrhage . .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 306 Cancer ... ... ... ... .. 120 Respiratory Diseases:- Pneumonia (all forms)... .. . 24) Bronchitis ... ... ... ... ... 25) 57 Others .0. .0. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8) Tuberculosis (all forms) ... ... .. 1 Deaths from all causes ... ... ... ... *.o ... ... ... 580 PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL DEATHS 52 75 20 69 9 8 0 17 CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER I YEAR OF AGE —---—- NEO- NATAL DEATHS DEATHS OVER 4 WEEKS UNDER 24 HOURS 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 UNDER 1 YEAR Premature irth ... ... 2 2 _ 4 _ _ _ _ 4 Injury at Birth . ... • • • - - - - - - - Marasmus, Inanition ... Congenital Deformity .. 3 2 - 1 - 6 1 - - - 7 Pneumonia ... ... ... • • • • • • • . • - - - - - - - i - 1 Bronchitis ... ... ... . ... . - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 Gastro-enteritis . • • • • • 0 - - - - - - - - - - - Other Causes ... .. . “ 1 1 1 3 Total 5 4 - 1 - 10 2 1 3 1 17 INFANT AND NEO NATAL MORTALITY RATES: BIRTH & STILL BIRTH RATES 1952 1961 Deaths of children under ] year and under 4 weeks of age per 1,000 live births births per 10OO persons living - 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 Infant Mortality Rate (Crude) Neo-Natal Death 23 3 21 4 20. 18 18 00 11 4 17 2 25. 6 24 8 14 9 19 0 Rate per l,000 live births 11 4 13 8 12 1 9 69 8 57 13 5 19 2 19. 8 9 9 11 1 Birth Rate (Crude) Stillbirth Rate 15 62 17 J5 16 47 15 87 15 1 1.7 3 16 4 16 8 16 48 17 8 per i,000 total births (Live&Still 23 8 17 3 26 2 16 3 16 8 18 09 24 9 23 0 20 7 16 5 MATERNAL MORTALITY 1952-19 61 19 S 2 19 S 3 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 19 5 9 I960 1961 Nil Nil Nil Nil 2 Nil Nil Nil 2 2 CHILD MORTALITY 1952-1961 (Deaths between 1 and 5 years of age) 3 13133113 3* ♦Cause of death 1. 2- 3. (Age 2) Malignant Cerebral Tumour (Age l9/i2Fibrocystic Disease (Age 1V12Toxic Myocarditis and Gastro-enteritis](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30039113_0016.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
