London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Wandsworth 1968

[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 2,432 2,352 4,784
Illegitimate 426 425 851
Totals 2,858 2,777 5,635
Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude 17.51
Adjusted 16.80
Stillbirths: 39 29 68
Rate per 1,000 total live and still
births 11.92
Deaths:
All ages 2,105 2,466 4,571
Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude 14.20
Adjusted 11.64
Infant Mortality Rates:
Deaths under 1 year 62 48 110
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live
births 19.50
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000
legitimate live births 20.28
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000
illegitimate live births 15.27
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths
under four weeks per 1,000 total
live births) 14.02
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate
(deaths under one week per 1,000
total live births) 12.40
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths
and deaths under one week combined
per 1,000 total live and still
births) 24.19
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1,000
total live and still births) 1.52
Number of deaths from puerperal causes 6
Number of deaths from cancer 883
Number of death from tuberculosis 23