[Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Hastings County Borough.

  • Hastings (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1971
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Credit: [Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Hastings County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Deaths from lung cancer:— 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 48 42 35 55 60 37 62 52 57 60 67 63 66 For complete analysis see Table IV. Infant Mortality: The Infant Mortality rate in 1971 with 22 infant deaths in 922 live births was 24 per 1,000 births compared with a national rate for England and Wales of 18. Comparative Infant Mortality rates for the past 25 years are given in Table II, and an analysis of the causes of death under 1 year in Table V. The number of still births recorded in 1971 was 15 the same as the previous year’s total. The Infant (legitimate) Mortality rate with 18 deaths in 804 legitimate births was 22 per 1,000: the rate for illegitimate children under 1 year was 34 per 1,000, there being 4 deaths of such children in 118 illegitimate births. Maternal Mortality: The Maternal Mortality rate, i.e. the number of deaths due to pregnancy or childbearing, per 1,000 total births was nil. Further details and comparative figures for the previous 25 years are given in Table VI, and the Hastings rate compares with a national rate of 0*17.