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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
Bexley 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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The The Registrar-General has supplied a comparability
factor for 1962. The standardised birth rate which allows
for mparison with other parts of the country is 15.4.
51 illegitimate live births were registered against 45 in
1961 giving a percentage of 3.8 of total live births.
Stillbirths Males Females Total
Total 19 9 28
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still)
births 20.4
28 Stillbirths were registered during the year. This
presents a rate of 0.31 per 1,000 population against 0.2
per1,000 population in 1961.
The following relates to the Stillbirth Rate during the Past ten years
| Rate per Thousand | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Total Live and Still Births | Population |
| 1952 | 12.18 | 0.18 |
| 1953 | 12.94 | 0.28 |
| 1954 | 13.26 | 0.16 |
| I955 | 16.7 | 0.21 |
| '956 | 20.8 | 0.28 |
| 1957 | 19.2 | 0.37 |
| 1958 | 19.9 | 0.28 |
| 1959 | 15.2 | 0.22 |
| 1960 | 14.9 | 0.22 |
| 1961 | 14.9 | 0.2 |
| Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales 1962 | 0.33 | |
T here were two Stillbirths registered as illegitimate.
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| There Live and Stillbirths | 704 | 670 | 1,374 |