[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond].

  • Richmond upon Thames (London, England). Council
Date:
[1955]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ii MATERNAL MORTALITY. The provisional numbers of deaths and death rates per 1,000 total live and still births are : — England and Wales. Number Rate Maternal causes, excluding abortion 402 0.58 Due to abortion 76 0.11 Total maternal mortalitiy 478 0.69 Richmond. Maternal causes, excluding abortion Nil Nil Due to abortion Nil Nil Total maternal mortality Nil Nil Infant Mortality (Deaths under one year of age). Infant Mortality Rate for all infants per 1,000 live births 20.9 Rate for legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live b'rths 18.7 Rate for illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 60.6 Total number of infant deaths in the Borough ... 13 Analysis:— Legitimate Illegitimate M 5 1 F 6 1 Total 11 2 Environment of Infant Deaths:— Number occurring in the Borough Number occurring outside the Borough Number occurring in Institutions 2 11 12 Causes of Death under 1 year of age. Cause of Death Under I week 1—2 week* 2—3 weeks 3—4 weeks Total under 4 weeks 4 weeks and under 3 months 3 months and under 6 months 6 months and under 9 months 9 months and under 12 months Total deaths under 1 vear 1. Pneumonia ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... l 2 2. Acute Suppurative Bronchitis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3. Whooping Cough ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4. Enteritis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 5 Prematurity 8 ... ... ... 8 ... ... ... ... ... 6 Congenital Abnormality ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... 1 7 Asphyxia ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 drowning 1 ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 9 ... ... ... 9 2 ... 1 1 4
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