London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1962
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1962
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS
1953-1962 (inclusive)
| Year | Registrar-General's Estimate of Population | Births | Deaths | Deaths under One Year | Maternal Deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.* | Rate | No.* | Rate | No.* | Rate | No.* | Rate | ||
| 1953 | 52,150 | 787 | 15·1 | 694 | 13·3 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 3·7 |
| 1954 | 52,060 | 787 | 15·1 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 2·5 | ||
| 1955 | 51,450 | 745 | 14·5 | 825 | 16·0 | 25 | 34 | - | - |
| 1956 | 51,070 | 837 | 815 | 16·0 | 21 | 25 | - | - | |
| 1957 | 50,600 | 738 | 750 | 16 | 22 | - | - | ||
| 1958 | 50,190 | 742 | 14·8 | 730 | 32 | - | - | ||
| 1959 | 49,520 | 722 | 14·6 | 726 | 16 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | 697 | 729 | 17 | - | - | ||||
| 1961 | 663 | 13·7 | 725 | - | - | ||||
| 1962 | 48,550 | 625 | 12·9 | 708 | 25 | - | - | ||
Averages for the ten years 1953-1962:-
Births 734
Deaths 743
Deaths under one year of age 17.8
Maternal Deaths 0.5
* Totals arrived at after due allowance for inward
and outward transfers.