London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bexley 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
This page requires JavaScript
VITAL STATISTICS 1970 BEXLEY LONDON BOROUGH
| Local Authority Area | England & Wales (Total) | Local Authority Area | England & Wales | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | |||||||
| Estimated mid-year home population. | 215,140 | 48,987,700 | ||||||
| Live births | Total | 1,742 | 1,655 | 3,397 | 784,482 | Live birth rates, etc. Live births per 1,000 home population (crude rate) | 15.8 | 16.0 |
| Legitimate | 1,656 | 1,578 | 3,234 | 719,738 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 86 | 77 | 163 | 64,744 | Area comparability factor | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Local adjusted rate | 15.8 | 16.0 | ||||||
| Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate | .99 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Illegitimate live births as percentage of all live births | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| Stillbirths | Total | 15 | 19 | 34 | 10,341 | Stillbirth rate Stillbirths per 1,000 total live and still births | 10 | 13 |
| Legitimate | 13 | 17 | 30 | 9,297 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1,044 | ||||
| Total live and still births | Total | 1,757 | 1,674 | 3,431 | 794,823 | |||
| Legitimate | 1,669 | 1,595 | 3,264 | 729,035 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 88 | 79 | 167 | 65,788 | ||||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age | Total | 33 | 21 | 54 | 14,269 | Infant mortality rates Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births | 16 | 18 |
| Legitimate | 31 | 20 | 51 | 12,592 | Deaths of legitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 legitimate live births | 16 | 17 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1,677 | Deaths of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 18 | 26 | |
| under 4 weeks of age | Total | 26 | 13 | 39 | 9,663 | Neonatal mortality rate Deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 live births | 11 | 12 |
| Legitimate | 24 | 13 | 37 | 8,548 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 2 | — | 2 | 1,115 | ||||
| under 1 week of age | Total | 18 | 13 | 31 | 8,328 | Early neonatal mortality rate Deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births | 9 | 11 |
| Legitimate | 17 | 13 | 30 | 7,343 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 985 | Perinatal mortality rate Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per 1,000 total live and still births | 19 | 23 | ||
| Deaths - all ages | 1,185 | 999 | 2,184 | 575,208 | Deaths rates, etc. — all ages | |||
| Deaths per 1,000 home population (crude rate] | 10.2 | 11.7 | ||||||
| Area comparability factor | 1.12 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Local adjusted rate | 11.4 | 11.7 | ||||||
| Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate | .98 | 1.00 | ||||||