[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.
- West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1966
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Deaths Under Four Weeks of Age There were 35 deaths of infants under 4 weeks, giving a neonatal mortality rate of 11.1 per 1,000 live births compared with 11.2 in 1965. The following table shows the age at which death occurred during the period of the first month. 1 St 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1-2 2-3 3-4 (A -A e ] day day day day d ay day day weeks weeks weeks o-o J ® c £ Q =>r- 25 1 2 2 — 2 — 1 1 1 35 Perinatal Mortality The statistical device of a perinatal mortality rate is aimed at taking into account deaths occurring just before and just after the process of birth in an endeavour to give a total idea of the loss of infant life at about the time of birth. Expressed statistically, it is as fol lows : — (Deaths in the first week of life 4* stillbirths) x 1,000 Total births (Both live and still) The figure for West Bromwich this year is 27.2 compared with 32.3 in 1965. In view of the small number of children involved, infant mortality rates are unreliable and the perinatal death rate may give a better idea of the total wastage of infant life. The figure for England and Wales is 26.3. To provide a comparison of the various rates involved in the consideration of perinatal mortality the following table gives in¬ formation for each of the last five years. Year 1 nfant Mortal ity Rate Neonatal Mortal ity Rate Sti 11 b irth Rate P erinatal Morta lity Rate 1966 18.1 11.1 19.9 27.2 1965 19.0 11.2 21.4 32.3 1964 19.4 11.9 19.6 30.1 1963 23.8 15.3 19.2 31.6 1962 25.4 14.6 15.9 28.1 Maternal Mortality Two deaths in pregnancy occurred in 1966.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30260097_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
