[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Watford U.D.C. / Borough.
- Watford (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1959
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Watford U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Perinatal Mortality Rate (Stillbirths plus deaths during first week per 1, 000 total live and still births). 26. 2 34. 2 PERCENTAGE OF ILLEGITIMATE LIVE BIRTHS 5. 4 5.1 COMPARATIVE RATES Watford England Watford England and and Wales Wales 1959 1959 1958 1958 Birth Rate (Live Births) 15.7 16.5 14. 8 16.4 Death Rate 11. 8 11.6 12.1 11.7 Infant Mortality Rate 7. 8 22.2 18.4 22.5 Maternal Mortality Rate 0.00 0.38 0.00 0.43 REGISTERED PREMATURE INFANTS - CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO BIRTH WEIGHT 21bs & under 2-31bs 3-41bs 4-51bs 5 -5|lbs TOTAL Number - 2 8 26 35 71 Number surviving after 24 hours - 2 7 26 35 70 Number surviving after 8 days - 2 5 26 35 68 Number surviving at 4 weeks - 2 5 26 35 68 Prematurity rate of 6 i.1% - 4. 0% 1958 - 6. l°]o 1957 - 4. 6% 1956 - 6.3% 1955](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30239734_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
