[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1947
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Sex-distribution of deaths.—Of the total deaths, 1,030 were males and 893 females, a proportion of 1,153 : 1,000. Uncertified deaths.—In 1947 there were no uncertified deatlis belonging to the area. Coroners’ inquests.—Coroners’ inquests were held regarding 86 deaths—that is, in 4 per cent, of the total deaths during the year. The Coroners’ (Amendment) Act, 1926.—Under the provisions of this Act which came into force-on 1st May, 1927, a Coroner may certify death, after a post-mortem examination has been held, without an inquest. During the year 69 of the registered deaths (3.5 per cent, of the total deaths) were certified in this way. Infantile Mortality.—There were 242 deaths of infants under 1 year old. This corresponds to an infantile mortality rate of 72 per 1,000 births. There were 14 deaths in illegitimate infants under 1 year old; giving an illegitimate mortality rate of 67 per 1,000. The infant mortality rates for each year since 1937 are given below: 1937 77 1938 75 1939 58 1940 80 1941 102 1942 68 1943 ... 74 1944 59 1945 78 1946 67 1947 72 The main causes of infant deaths during the past two years are shown below: — No. in No. in 1946 1947 (a) Pneumonia (all forms) 35 40 Bronchitis 1 1 Whooping Cough 1 2 Measles — — Diarrhoea and enteritis 36 79 (b) Premature birth 65 53 (c) All other causes 70 67 208 242 Deaths from tuberculosis.—Tuberculosis was responsible for 7.1 ])er cent, of all deaths recorded in the Borough in 1947. The deaths from the disease were as follows:— ** Deaths from tuberculosis of the lungs 129 Deaths from other forms of tuberculosis 9 138](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927412_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
