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

Wandsworth 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Extracts from Vital Statistics

Extracts from Vital Statistics

Live Births:MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate2,8392,6885,527
Illegitimate417406823
Total3,2563,0946,350
Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude19.15
Adjusted18.38
Stillbirths:5848106
Rate per 1,000 total live and still births16.42
Deaths:
All ages2,1182,3944,512
Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude13.61
Adjusted11.02
Infant Mortality Rates:
Deaths under 1 year7852130
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live births20.47
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births19.17
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births29.16
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births)14.01
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births)12.59
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and stillbirths)28.81
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1.000 total live and still births)0.30
Number of deaths from Puerperal causes2
Number of deaths from Cancer906
Number of deaths from Tuberculosis18