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
Fulham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Sex
LIVE BIRTHS
STILL BIRTHS
Total
Legitimate
Illegitimate
To tal
L egitimate
Illegitimate
Males 908 835 73 19 16 3
Females 909 812 97 18 16 2
Totals 1,817 1,647 170 37 32 5
Birth Rate (crude) per 1,000 population 16.04
Birth Rate (adjusted) per 1,000 population 15.56
Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 live and still births 19.96
Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total Live Births 9.36
DEATHS
Total
Males
Females
(All Ages) 1,384 716 668
Death Rate (crude) per 1,000 population 12.21
Death Rate (adjusted) per 1,000 population 12.09
INFANT DEATHS
Total
Males
Females
(Under 1 year) 39 26 13
Infant Mortality Rate:-
All Infants per 1,000 Live Births 21.46
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births 21.86
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births 17.65
Neonatal (first 4 weeks) Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births 15.96
MATERNAL DEATHS - Total 1
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births 0.54