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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Extracts from Vital Statistics
Live Births: Male Female Total
Legitimate 2,691 2,461 5,152
Illegitimate 438 423 861
Total 3,129 2,884 6,013
Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude 18.19
Adjusted18.06
Stillbirths: 37 49 86
Rate per 1,000 total live and still
births 14.10
Deaths:
All ages 1,994 2,210 4.204
Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude 12.72
Adjusted 10.55
Infant Mortality Rates:
Deaths under 1 year 82 48 130
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live
births 21.60
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000
legitimate live births 20.18
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000
illegitimate live births 30.19
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths
under four weeks per 1,000 total
live births) 15.79
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths
under one week per 1,000 total live
births) 14.46
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths
and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and still
births) 28.36
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1,000
total live and still births) 0.65
Number of deaths from Puerperal causes 4
Number of deaths from Cancer 813
Number of deaths from Tuberculosis 21