[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly Borough.

  • Llanelli (Wales). Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Llanelli / Llanelly Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Infant Mortality Deaths of infants under 1 year of age : Male Female Total Legitimate ..... 8 2 10 Illegitimate 1 — l Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age (Neonatal deaths) : Male Female Total Legitimate 7 1 8 Illegitimate 1 ..... — ..... 1 9 Maternal Deaths.—There was one maternal death during the year. Year 1954 Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births Still Birth Rate per 1,000 births Neonatal Mortality Rate per 1,000 re- lated live births Illegiti- macy rate per 1,000 total live births Llanelly 2.3 26.07 29.9 21.3 35.5 England and Wales .69 25.5 23.4 17.7 Some other infant mortality rates for 1954 were :— France 41 Italy 53 Wales 32 Netherlands 21 New Zealand and Australia 22 Greater London 19.6 Sweden 19 The infant mortality rate is probably the best index we possess to the social circumstances of an area, as the rate tends to be high in places where bad housing, overcrowding, defective sanitation, coupled with maternal ignorance and neglect are found. The infant mortality rate for England and Wales has dropped from