Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1960
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It will be seen that the illegitimate births number 93 representing 14.1% of the total live births registered:- Chelsea London England & Wales (in thousands)
Year | Births | 111eg. | % | Births | Illeg. | % | Births | Illeg. | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | 829 | 57 | 6.875 | 53,660 | 3,752 | 7.0 | 697 | 35 | 5.1 |
1951 | 819 | 53 | 6.475 | 52,387 | 3,597 | 6.9 | 677 | 32 | 4.8 |
1952 | 787 | 72 | 9.1 | 51,443 | 3,607 | 7.0 | 673 | 32 | 4.8 |
1953 | 787 | 61 | 7.75 | 50,992 | 3,645 | 7.1 | 684 | 32 | 4.7 |
1954 | 787 | 78 | 9.9 | 50,745 | 3,615 | 7.1 | 673 | 31 | 4.7 |
1955 | 745 | 71 | 9.5 | 49,826 | 3,827 | 7.7 | 667 | 31 | 4.7 |
1956 | 837 | 99 | 11.8 | 52,171 | 4,434 | 8.5 | 700 | 33 | 5.0 |
1957 | 738 | 105 | 14.3 | 52,733 | 4,686 | 8.9 | 723 | 34 | 4.7 |
1958 | 742 | 98 | 13.2 | 54,152 | 5,343 | 9.9 | 740 | 36 | 4.9 |
1959 | 722 | 92 | 12.7 | 55,191 | 5,765 | 10.4 | 748 | 38 | 5.1 |
1960 | 697 | 98 | 14.1 | Not yet available |
The mortality rate among legitimate and illegitimate infants can be compared as follows with those for London Administrative County and England and Wales:- Chelsea London England & Wales
Year | I.M.R. | Leg. M.R. | Illeg. M.R. | I.M.R. | Leg. M.R. | Illeg. M.R. | I.M.R. | Leg. M.R. | Illeg. M.R. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | 25.3 | 23.3 | 52.6 | 25.75 | 24.81 | 38. 33 | 29.6 | 29.1 | 39.4 |
1951 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 19.0 | 25.45 | 24.74 | 35.03 | 29.7 | 29.2 | 38.5 |
1952 | 20.3 | 16.8 | 55.5 | 23.06 | 22„30 | 33.27 | 27o6 | 27.2 | 34.9 |
1953 | 19.1 | 12.4 | 98.3 | 23.90 | 22.96 | 36.25 | 26.8 | 26.5 | 33.0 |
1954 | 26.6 | 22.6 | 64.1 | 20.63 | 19.86 | 30.71 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 32.0 |
1955 | 33.5 | 31.1 | 56.3 | 23.22 | 21.96 | 38.41 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 31.7 |
1956 | 25.1 | 23.0 | 40.4 | 21.20 | 20.89 | 24.58 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 28.7 |
1957 | 21.7 | 23.7 | 9.5 | 22.00 | 21.04 | 31.80 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 30.0 |
1958 | 32.3 | 31.1 | 40.8 | 22.00 | 22.07 | 26.39 | 23.5 | 22.0 | 28.0 |
1959 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 22.00 | 26.19 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 27.0 |
1960 | 17.2 | 20.0 | NIL | Not yet available |