Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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STATISTICS AND TABLES FOR HAMMERSMITH 1971
HAMMERSMITH | England and Wales (Total) | ||||
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Males | Females | Total | |||
Estimated mid-year home population | — | — | 184,750 | 48,815,000 | |
Live births | Total | 1,553 | 1,439 | 2,992 | 783,165 |
Legitimate | 1,253 | 1,181 | 2,434 | 717,491 | |
Illegitimate | 300 | 258 | 558 | 65,674 | |
Stillbirths | Total | 16 | 21 | 37 | 9,898 |
Legitimate | 14 | 18 | 32 | 8,826 | |
Illegitimate | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1,072 | |
Total live and still birtfts | Total | 1,569 | 1,460 | 3,029 | 793,063 |
Legitimate | 1,267 | 1,199 | 2,466 | 726,317 | |
Illegitimate | 302 | 261 | 563 | 66,746 | |
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age | Total | 39 | 25 | 64 | 13,726 |
Legitimate | 32 | 19 | 51 | 12,140 | |
Illegitimate | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1,586 | |
under 4 weeks of age | Total | 30 | 20 | 50 | 9,113 |
Legitimate | 25 | 16 | 41 | 8,121 | |
Illegitimate | 5 | 4 | 9 | 992 | |
under 1 week of age | Total | 26 | 13 | 39 | 7,750 |
Legitimate | 22 | 12 | 34 | 6,903 | |
Illegitimate | 4 | 1 | 5 | 847 | |
Deaths - all ages | 1,191 | 1,249 | 2,440 | 567,345 |
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