[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Reading County Borough.

  • Reading (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Reading County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SUMMARY OF INFANT AND MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES SINCE 1914 Year 1 Population No. of Births Birth-rate per 1,000 Living No. of Infant Deaths Infant Mortality Sepsis ilaternal ilortality 1 *- 0) £ 1 On cn d) <D © A O Total No. of Deaths Death-rate per 1,000 Living 1914 90,083 1,819 20-19 161 88-5 1 6 3-9 1,082 12-01 1915 86,299 1,792 19-89 147 82-0 3 3 3-4 1,199 13-89 1916 92,563 1,794 19-38 145 80-8 4 ~ 2-2 1,230 14-46 1917 91,936 1,420 15-44 140 98-6 3 4 4-9 1,172 14-21 1918 92,320 1,582 17-14 115 72-7 3 4 4-4 1,317 15-98 1919 95,175 1,593 16-7 109 68-4 1 3 2-5 1,091 11-9 1920 95,387 2,278 24-8 152 66-7 4 7 3-9 1,016 11-04 1921 92,274 1,892 20-4 114 60-2 - 1 0-5 1,069 10-7 1922 92,990 1,729 18-5 109 63-04 - 2 1-16 1,135 12-2 1923 93,160 1,705 18-3 88 51-6 3 8 6-4 1,036 11-12 1924 93,680 1,603 17-1 86 53-6 - 5 3-1 1,006 10-7 1925 93,910 1,509 16.07 85 56-3 2 5 4-6 1,042 11-12 1926 93,290 1,624 17-6 83 50-5 4 1 3-0 1,139 12-2 1927 94,890 1,456 15-3 62 42-5 1 2 2-0 1,165 12-3 1928 97,190 1,489 15-48 80 53-6 4 6 6-7 1,147 11-9 1929 97,050 1,446 14-9 75 50-5 1 3 2-8 1,373 14-1 1930 97,050 1,404 14-4 77 54-8 - 3 2-1 1,114 11-4 1931 97,149 1,477 15-1 66 44-6 1 3 2-7 1,169 12-0 1932 97,636 1,396 14-3 77 55-2 1 5 4-29 1,253 12-8 1933 98,950 1,380 13-9 87 63-0 1 4 2-9 1,370 13-6 1934 99,250 1,414 14-25 58 41-02 3 1 2-8 1,183 11-9 1935 99,600 1,475 14-8 76 51-5 2 1 1-9 1,230 12-3 1936 100,000 1,436 14-3 73 51-0 1 2 2-1 1,275 12-8 1937 100,200 1,581 15-8 79 49-7 - 3 1-8 1,306 13-0 1938 100,400 1,582 15-7 60 39-9 1 6 4-4 1,259 12-5 1939 100,600 1,564 15-5 79 50-5 1 5 3-9 1,327 13-2 1940 114,600 1,725 15-0 88 51-0 — 1 0-5 1,606 14-1 1941 124,800 1,913 15-3 113 59-0 2 5 3-7 1,532 12-2 1942 117,800 1,833 15-0 70 38-2 1 1 M 1,298 11-0 1943 113,000 1,925 17-03 83 43-1 1 4 2-6 1,385 12-2 1944 111,340 2,139 19-2 87 40-7 — 4 1*8 1,311 12-0 1945 108,830 2,066 18-8 98 47-4 1 3 1-9 1,400 12-8 1946 111,340 2,226 20-0 98 44-0 — 2 0-89 1,382 12-4 1947 112,960 2,533 22-4 89 35-1 — 2 0-77 1,395 12-3 1948 114,500 2,100 17-88 71 34-6 2 2 1-9 1,311 11-45 1949 115,500 1,873 16-26 47 26-2 — 1 0-52 1,260 10-93 1950 115,770 1,761 15-21 46 26-1 — — _ 1,344 11-61 1951 115,100 1,833 15-93 52 28-95 — 1 0-55 1,402 12-18 1952 115,800 1,772 15-30 40 23-19 — _ 1,285 11-09 1953 117,700 1,714 14-56 33 19-70 — 3 1-75 1,255 10-66 1954 118,300 1,678 14-18 49 29-20 — 1 0-58 1,246 10-53 1955 118,100 1,695 14-35 40 23-60 — _ _ 1,358 11-5 1956 117,900 1,765 14-97 32 18-13 — _ _ 1,348 11-43 1957 118,100 1,818 15-39 38 20-90 — 1 0-54 1,273 10-78 1958 117,900 1,974 16-74 43 21-78 — _ _ 1,255 10-64 1959 118,200 1,981 16-76 38 19-18 — __ _ 1,400 11-84 1960 118,110 2,064 17-48 42 20-35 — 1 0-48 1,306 11-06 1961 121,040 2,190 18 09 40 18-26 — 1,393 1151 1962 121,420 2,210 18-20 45 20-36 _ 1 0-44 1,508 12-42 1963 121,450 2,330 19-18 45 19-31 _ _ 1 484 12-22 1964 123,310 2,522 20-45 55 21-81 _ 1,278 10-36 INFANT WELFARE CLINICS following discussion and re-thinking of the functions of an infant welfare clin arrangements were instituted at some clinics in the Borough that the medical offie would see selected groups of children rather than the total group who attended at t