[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Watford U.D.C. / Borough.
- Watford (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1958
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health, Watford U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![COMPARATIVE RATES Watford England Watford England and and Wales Wales 1958 1958 1957 1957 Biuh Rate (Live Births) 14. 8 16.4 14. 8 16.1 Death Rate 12. 1 11.7 11,0 11,5 Infant Mortality Rate 18.4 22.5 26, 9 23.0 Maternal Mortality Rate 0. 00 0,43 0. 00 0.47 REGISTERED PREMATURE INFANTS - CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO BIRTH WEIGHT 21bs & under 2-31bs 3-41bs 4-51bs 5-5|lbs TOTAL Number - 2 2 17 22 43 Number surviving after 24 hours - - 2 17 21 40 Number surviving after 8 days - - 1 17 21 39 Number surviving at 4 weeks - - 1 17 21 39 Prematurity rate of 4. 0°Jo - 6. l°]o 1957 - 4. 6°Jo 1956 - 6, 3°Jo 1955 • CAUSES OF DEATH OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 Prematurity 5 5 6 3 4 2 3 5 4 Malformation 5 3 6 5 6 5 5 7 5 Birth injuries 4 4 2 4 3 - 3 2 Collapse of lung 2 2 3 6 4 1 2 6 3 Respiratory diseases 2 1 4 6 2 1 4 4 2 Other diseases of infancy 3 2 1 1 1 - 1 - Infectious disease 3 - 1 - 1 - 3 2 Accidents - 2 3 1 1 - 1 - 2 Not traced - - - 1 - - - - 24 19 26 25 19 14 15 29 20 Of the 20 infants death occurring in 1958, 11 died within 24 hours, 2 were less than 1 week old and the other 7 were between 1 and 7 months old. The neo-natal death rate was therefore 11. 9 compared with 19. 5 in 1957.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30239722_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
