[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1946
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Sex-distribution of deaths.—Of the total deaths, 981 were males and 814 females, a proportion of 1,205 : 1,000. Uncertified deaths.—In 1946 there were no uncertified deaths belonging to the area. Coroners’ inquests.—Coroners’ inquests were held regarding 90 deaths—that is, in 5 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 75 of the registered deaths (4.2 per cent, of the total deaths) were certified in this way. # Infantile Mortality.—There were 208 deaths of infants under 1 year old. This corresi)onds to tm infantile inortalitv rate of 67 per 1,000 births. There were 16 deaths in illegitimate infants under 1 year old; giving an illegitimate mortality rate of 69 per 1,000. The infant mortality rates for each year since 1986 are given below: 1986 68 1987 1988 1989 75 58 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 80 102 68 74 59 78 1946 67 The main causes of infant deaths during the ]iast two years are shown below: — No. in No. in 194.5 1946 (a) Pneumonia (all forms) 27 35 Bronchitis 2 1 Whooping cough 2 1 Measles — — Diarrhoea and-enteritis 42 *86 (b) Premature birth 58 65 (c) All other causes 63 70 194 208 Deaths from tuberculosis.—Tuberculosis was responsible for 6.9 per cent, of all deaths recorded in the Borough in 1946. The deaths from the disease were as follows: — Deaths from tuberculosis of the lungs 114 Deaths from other forms of tuberculosis 10 124](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927400_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
