[Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DEATHS AMONGST CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR Death rate amongst Infants per 1,000 Live Births Districts Average rate for the ten years 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1931-40 1941-50 Administrative County 51 39 44 43 37 40 32 30 26 Urban Districts.. 50 40 47 41 36 40 36 25 23 Rural Districts.. 53 39 41 46 38 40 29 i 34 29 'Inhere wei'e S-) deallis of (‘liildreii under tlie aoe of one year in IddO, as e()inj)a]‘ed with })(S in IfUl), and the infant mortality raft' of ‘dd ])ei- live l^ii'ths is the lowest ever recorded in the (^)unty. ddie ])revious lowest figure, viz., 80, was recoi'ded in 1040. 44ie I'ate for England and Wales for 1050 was 80, com])ared with 82 in 1040. The disti'ihution of these infant deaths between various causes is shown in the following table: — Urban Rural Total Whoo])ing cou2,'h 1 1 Pneumonia 1 8 9 Bronchitis 4 4 lUarrlnea 5 5 Congenital nialt’oriniitious 8 7 15 Accidents 1 1 2 Other diseases and causes 23 24 47 Totalt^ 34 49 83 INQUESTS The causes of death returned by the Coroners were as follows: — Cause of Death East Rklingr District Holderiiess District Howdenshire District Fscrick District Totals for 1950 Totals for 1949 Natural Causes ... 12 — — 4 16 11 Accidental Death. 55 2 8 2 67 i 90 Suicide 7 3 2 12 i 28 Pound drowned ... 1 1 2 4 9 Other verdicts .... 5 2 2 1 9 I 1 10 Totals 80 6 S 108 148