[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford Borough.

  • Castleford (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    7 INEANTIIE MORTALITY The infantile mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 registered live births. i 195b 1957 1958 j 1959 Number of Deaths 20 15 r 15 Death Rate of all infants per 1,000 Live Births 16 32 22 1 22 Death Rate of legitimate infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births 17 26 18 20 Death Rate of Illegitimate infants per i 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births 191 7“ 136 1 80 i Death Rate for England and v»ales _ 24' _ .23 i ! 23 ; 22 . Death Rate for the West Riding ■ Administrative County ! 27 1 26 24 24 Of the 15 deaths which took place of children under one year of age, eight were males and seven were females. On investigation the main cause; Prematurity 4 Proneho-pneumonia 3 Acute bronchitis 3 Intra uterine asphyxia 1 of death were shown to be as follows:~ Tentorial tear 1 Acute otitis media 1 Meningitis 1 Cerebral haemorrhage 1 The age groups at which death occurred were:- 0 - 24 hours 1 - 6 1 1-4 weeks 1-12 months 8 NEO-NATAL MORTALITT The neo-natal mortality rate of age per 1,000 Live Births, is the number of deaths of infants under four weeks 1956 1957 I 1958 { 1959 Number of Deaths 6 f — 12 f ■ 1 1 i 12 i 7 Death Rate of all infants per 1 i ! 10.2 1,000 Live Births 9.72 18.9 17.4 ] 1 Death Rate for England and vifales 16.9 j 16.5 j ! 1 16.2 15.8 ; Comments on Vital Statistics, BIRTHS. The number of live births in 1959 is exactly the same as in 1958 and the total births figure exceeds that of 1958 by only 1, However, the slight increase in the estimated population brings the crude birth rate for 1959 down to 16,48 but this, never- theless, is still above the average for the last 10 year3. There were 28 illegitimate live and still births and this figure compares favourably with the average of 28,4 over the last decade, HEATHS. The overall dea.th rate is above that of last year and in fact is slightly higher than the average for the 10 year period commencing 1950. Infant deaths during the year were again below the average for the area, and the rate compares exactly with that for the country as a whole, Tfhilst deaths from all forms of tuberculosis were well down, deaths