Annual report of the Health Department / City Council of Singapore.

  • Singapore. City Council. Health Department.
Date:
[1958]
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Credit: Annual report of the Health Department / City Council of Singapore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    As a result, all employees of the City Council are required to attend the Staff Clinics for all medical care. This increased pressure of work necessitated the increase of staff for the Clinics BIRTH RATE The all time record of 50.40 in 1957 is levelled down in 1958 with a birth rate of 49.40 which is almost equivalent to that of 1956 (49.11). This 1958 figure is still high and all efforts to reduce this high birth rate should be tackled with more determination by Health Education in Family Planning. DEATH AND INFANTILE MORTALITY RATES The rates for the past five years are: — 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 Crude Death Rate .. 10.08 9.56 8.84 9.11 8.47 Infantile Mortality Rate .. 59.66 51.60 44.02 42.94 45.81 The crude death rate for the year of 8.47 per 1,000 population is the lowest ever recorded. There is a slight rise in the infantile mortality rate. The population of Singapore is abnormally young as shown by the 1957 census figures for the City of Singapore: — 1957 CENSUS OF POPULATION OF SINGAPORE CITY OF SINGAPORE Total Population 912,344 dv CoX f Male Bybex\Female 484,324 428,020 By Race— Chinese 709,595 Malaysians 100,537 Indians and Pakistanis 79,961 Others 22,251 By Age Group— 0— 5 years 187,3411 6—12 years 158,907 ^48.6% 13—18 years 96,519 J 19—29 years 163,5421 30—39 years 112,889 ^44.7% 40—54 years 131,015 J 55—69 years 52,035 70—84 years 9,570 85 + 526 48.6 per cent of the population are children or schooling and 44.7 per cent are in the earning group. The main causes of death are again Bronchitis and Pneumonia. The death rate for Tuberculosis shows a further drop. For the purpose of com¬ parison the following table may be of interest:— TUBERCULOSIS DEATH RATE PER 1.000 LIVING 1931 1936 1947 1951 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 3.089 2.868 2.350 1.717 1.08 1.00 1.02 .74 .70 .56
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