Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / City Council of Pretoria.

  • Pretoria (South Africa). Health Department.
Date:
[1956]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / City Council of Pretoria. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE OF INFANTILE MORTALITY RATE FOR ALL RACES SINCE 1926-1927 Year European Native Asiatic Eurafrican All Non- Total for All Races 1926-27 . . 48-48 385-51 101-26 246-37 European 315-31 137-49 1027-28 . . 61-30 483-51 166-67 163-26 256-04 153-79 1928-29 . . 57-85 451-12 140-19 168-83 328-88 143-86 1929-30 . . 51-77 422-48 88-80 14M7 297-92 126-94 1930-31 . . 68-33 573-68 142-86 222-23 362-07 148-42 1931-32 . . 59-41 794-87 112-00 179-48 459-80 153-48 1932-33 . . 68-44 742-42 158-54 123-08 429-27 157-99 1933-34 . . 68-13 621-40 121-74 244-68 415-93 152-60 1934-35 . . 51-26 347-00 62-50 122-64 222-00 95-91 1935-36 . . 77-67 585-94 152-67 140-19 374-49 149-53 1936-37 . . 52-66 450-24 107-38 112-36 269-49 99-42 1937-38 . . 63-57 457-14 105-26 209-88 303-35 116-21 1938-39 . . 50-95 348-53 86-85 118-18 230-24 93-94 1939-40 . . 43-84 349-67 136-90 146-34 255-39 88-92 1940-41 . . 62-60 376-34 93-48 121-95 245-32 96-84 1941-42 . . 53-30 353-84 86-42 264-70 253-06 96-10 1942-43 . . 47-34 329-48 81-97 101-12 223-30 80-07 1943-44 . . 47-94 304-99 70-71 204-08 216-64 77-80 1944-45 . . 33-98 289-69 86-49 105-26 206-45 63-50 1945-46 . . 34-02 215-24 25-77 115-39 159-35 61-17 1946-47 . . 25-90 235-16 54-73 116-29 178-27 53-78 1947-48 . . 33-16 138-78 61-80 224-14 127-30 52-78 1948-49 . . 33-65 203-06 82-47 200-00 170-77 60-97 1949-50 . . 32-34 181-97 75-47 85-23 165-83 92-97 1950-51 . . 28-98 151-51 43-48 58-82 136-93 77-94 1951-52 . . 30-26 136-86 140 39 79-55 133-91 80-53 1952-53 . . 28-14 113-94 42-02 112-75 108-70 66-21 1953-54 . . 35-57 129-98 82-25 145-08 124-07 76-92 1954-55 . . 29-67 121-09 69-77 93-33 115-79 71-61 1956 . . 21-31 112-97 61-14 175-57 112-08 68-86 The causes of infantile deaths in Europeans were as follows:— Malnutrition . Congenital Causes . Diarrhoeal diseases . Bronchitis and pneumonia Infectious Diseases . Other causes . Prematurity . Injury at birth. Atelectasis . 1956 2 (Rate 0.53) 6 (Rate 1 -60) 8 (Rate 2-13) 8 (Rate 2-13) 1 (Rate 0-27) 9 (Rate 2-40) 33 (Rate 8-79) 5 (Rate 1-33) 8 (Rate 2 T 3) 19544955 21 (Rate 5-42) 11 (Rate 2-84) 11 (Rate 2-84) 5 (Rate 1-29) 17 (Rate 4-39) 42 (Rate 10*83) 8 (Rate 2-01) Total European Infant Deaths 80 115 Congenital causes . Diarrhoeal Diseases . Bronchitis and Pneumonia Infectious Diseases . Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) Other causes . Prematurity . Injury at birth. Malnutrition . Atelectasis . Total Non-European Infant Deaths .. 679 1956 1954-1955 11 22 216 138 150 107 10 17 4 1 111 41 135 77 14 11 18 12 10 — 679 426 of non- -European births and during the year under review in the various non-European residential areas: Native: Vlakfontein Bantule Location Location Births Deaths Births Deaths 836 216 149 37 Atteridgeville Location Births Deaths 778 82 Hercules Area Births Deaths 1,649 252 TOWN Births Deaths 359 55