[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon].

  • Croydon (London, England). County Borough.
Date:
[1956?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    11 Maternal Mortality There were 2 deaths, compared with 3 in 1954. The maternal mortality rate was 0.59 per 1,000 births, compared with 0.82 in 1954. The rate for England and Wales was 0.64. MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY FOR THE YEARS 1935-1955 Year Bi rths (Live and Still) Ma tern at Deaths Maternal Mortali ty Ra te Infan t Mortali ty Rate 1935 3.391 10 2.95 #] 1936 3.373 13 3.85 • 41 1937 3.357 13 3-87 60 1938 3,430 3 0.87 40 1939 3.511 4 1.16 38 1940 3.031 5 1.65 39 1941 2, 472 8 3.23 37 1942 3.579 12 3-35 39 1943 3,785 2 0.53 37 1944 3,680 8 2.17 44 1945 3,675 9 2.45 ' 41 1946 4,937 3 0.61 31 1947 5, 211 10 1.92 38 1948 4,597 2 0.44 27 1949 4.102 5 1.22 29 1950 3,787 2 0.53 26 1951 3,697 3 0.81 19 1952 3.548 2 0.56 20 1953 3,5 26 3 0.85 21 1954 3,649 3 0.82 19 1955 3,408 2 0.59 21 Infant Mortality The Infantile Mortality Rate was 21 per 1,000 live births.