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Deptford 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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VITAL STATISTICS
The following are the principal statistics for 1959, set out in the manner
required by Ministry of Health Circular 1/60 dated 8th January, 1960.
The proportions of old or young vary in different areas and the
Registrar-General gives Area Comparability factors which take these
variations into account. The factor for births is 0.97 and for deaths
1.01 and the birth rate should be multiplied by the appropriate factor
when making comparisons with rates in other towns.
The figure for population is the estimated mid-year home population.
The estimated decrease in the population is 560, whereas the number of
births exceed the number of deaths by 393.
The table setting out the causes of deaths will be found in the Appendix Table. I The deaths are classified under 36 headings based on the Abbreviated List of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, 1948.
| Area of Borough | 1,564 acres. | ||
| Estimated mid-year home population | 69,660 | ||
| Live Births- | —Legitimate | 1123 | |
| Illegitimate | 101 | 1,224 | |
| Live Birth Rate per 1,000 living population | 17-57 | ||
| Still Births— | —Legitimate | 24 | |
| Illegitimate | 6 | 30 | |
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 (live and still births.) | 23-9 | ||
| Total Live and Still Births | 1,254 | ||
| Infant Deaths— | —Legitimate | 22 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 23 | |
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births— | |||
| total | 18-79 | ||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births— | |||
| legitimate | 19-59 | ||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births— | |||
| illegitimate | 9 90 | ||
| Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births (first four weeks) | 13-07 | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 8-25% | ||
| Maternal Deaths (including abortion) | 1 | ||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births | 0.79 | ||
| Total Deaths | 831 | ||
| Death Rate (per 1,000 living) | 11.92 | ||