[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough.

  • Stamford (England). Borough Council
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health, Stamford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INFANTILE MORTALITY RATES Year Borough Corresponding Rate for England and Wales 1938 15.0 58.0 1939 49.3 50.0 1940 48.6 55.0 1941 75.4 59.0 1942 35.3 49.0 1943 21.3 49.0 1944 64.8 46.0 1945 22.0 46.0 1946 22.5 43.0 1947 28.5 41.0 1948 12.0 34.0 1949 24.6 32.0 1950 30.4 29.8 NET DEATHS FROM STATED CAUSES UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE Causes of Death Under 1 Week. 1—2 Weeks. 2—3 Weeks. 3—4 Weeks. Total under 1 month. 1—3 Months. 3—6 Months. 6—9 Months. 9—12 Months. Total under 1 Year. Premature Birth, Malformation etc 2 — — — 2 — — 1 — 3 Pneumonia and Bronchitis — — — — — 1 1 — — 2 Enteritis and Diarrhoea Other Causes Total 2 — — — 2 1 1 1 — 5 ANALYSIS OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND DEATHS THEREFROM. Notifications received during the year. Diseases Total Cases Notified. Cases Admitted to Hospital. Total Deaths. Scarlet Fever 35 8 — Pneumonia 25 3 — Measles 233 — — Whooping Cough 92 — — Diphtheria — — — Erysipelas 3 — — Puerperal Pyrexia 3 2 — Poliomyelitis 2 2 — Food Poisoning h — — Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 — — Total 397 15 — [8]