[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Northampton County Borough.
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Maternal and Child Care (continued) Table 17. England and Wales and Northampton C.B., 1951—1960. Infant Mortality in Each Year of the Decennium. England and Wales ... Northampton 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 29-6 29-7 27-6 21-8 26-8 23-2 25-5 20*2 24-9 17-7 23- 8 24- 1 23-0 16*5 22-5 19-1 22-0 23-4 21*7 20-2 Table 18. Northampton C.B., 1956—1960. Infant Mortality. Causes of Death. CAUSES OF DEATH 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Bronchitis ...... _ — — 1 — Congenital Malformations .. 6 5 4 12 9 Gastritis, Enteritis, and Diarrhoea ... 1 — 1 — — Homicide ............ 1 — — — — Pneumonia ...... 6 6 2 5 6 Violence ...... 3* — 1* — — Whooping Cough ... — — — 20 — All Other Causes, including Premature Birth 17 14 22 19 | Total Deaths .... 34 25 30 38 34 Total Live Births .... 1409 1514 1573 1625 1686 Infant Mortality .... 24*1 16-5 19*1 23*4 20-2 * These violent deaths were not caused by motor vehicle accidents. Neonatal Mortality. There were 25 deaths of infants under four weeks of age. The neonatal mortality per thousand live births was thus 14*8, compared with 15*6 for England and Wales. Perinatal Mortality. There were 23 deaths of infants under one week of age. The perinatal mortality (40 stillbirths plus 23 deaths under one week) per thousand total live and stillbirths was 36-5, compared with 32-9 for England and Wales. Maternal Mortality. According to the tabulation received from the Registrar-General, no maternal deaths were assigned to Northampton County Borough (see clause 30 in Table C after page 103). The maternal mortality per thousand total births for England and Wales was 0-39. Table 19 gives the rates for the last ten years for comparison. Table 19. England and Wales and Northampton C.B., 1951—1960. Maternal Mortality* in Each Year of the Decennium. England and Wales ... Northampton .. 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 0-79 1-29 0*72 0*76 0-65 0-69 1*41 0*64 0-56 1-39 0*47 0-43 0-62 0-38 0-39 * Calculated per 1,000 total (live and still) births registered and including deaths from abortion.
Publication/creation
1960
Contributors
Northampton (England). County Borough Council.
Type/technique
Electronic books
Annual reports
MOH reports
Subjects
Disease Outbreaks
Public Health
Sanitation
Water Supply
Northampton (England)
Attribution and usage
Wellcome Collection
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