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
Bexley 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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VITAL STATISTICS - LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY SUMMARY 1965 - 1971
| 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 55 | 47 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 40 |
| 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 ) | 13 ) | 12 ) | |
| Rate per 1000 live and still births | 14.29 | 12.42 | 14.21 | 14.00 | 11.00) | 10.00) | 11.00) |
| 8.00% | 8.00% | 8.38% | |||||
| Illegitimate Live Births (% of total live births) | 4.03% | 4.52% | 5.08% | 5.1% | 4.74% | 4.80% | 4.56% |
| Number | 56 | 47 | 58 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 57 |
| 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 ) | 18 ) | 18 ) | |
| All infants per 1000 live births | 14.76 | 12.50 | 15.77 | 14.77 | 16.00 ) | 16.00) | 16.00) |
| 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 ) | 17 | 17 ) | |
| Legitimate infants deaths per 1000 legitimate live births | 14.56 | 12.90 | 16.04 | 14.89 | 15.00) | 16.00 | 16.00 ) |
| 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 ) | 26 ) | 24 ) | |
| Illegitimate infants deaths per 1000 illegitimate live births | 19.61 | 5.90 | 10.69 | 16.85 | 30.00) | 18.00 ) | 32.00) |
| Male infants per 1000 male live births | 14.67 | 11.65 | 19.39 | 17.29 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Female infants per 1000 female live births | 14.86 | 13.54 | 11.86 | 12.68 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Number | 39 | 31 | 45 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 36 |
| Males per 1000 live births | 9.95 | 5.80 | 15.72 | 12.10 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Females per 1000 live births | 10.62 | 10.82 | 8.47 | 8.07 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 13.00 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.00 ) | 12.00 ) | 12.00 ) | |
| All infants per 1000 live births | 10.28 | 8.29 | 12.23 | 10.08 | 11.00 ) | 11.00 ) | 10.00) |
| Number | 33 | 24 | 41 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 29 |
| Males per 1000 male live births | 7.85 | 3.71 | 15.20 | 10.95 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Females per 1000 female live births | 9.55 | 9.20 | 6.78 | 6.34 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.10 | 10.00 ) | 11.00 ) | 10.00 ) | |
| All infants per 1000 live births | 8.70 | 6.40 | 11.15 | 8.65 | 10.00 ) | 9.00 ) | 8.00) |
| 88 | 71 | 92 | 81 | 72 | 65 | 69 | |
| Males per 1000 male live births. | 26.22 | 15.69 | 26.42 | 18.22 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Females per 1000 female live births | 19.44 | 21.91 | 23.87 | 27.76 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 26.9 | 26.3 | 35.4 | 24.7 | 23.00 ) | 23.00 ) | 22.00 ) | |
| All infants per 1000 live and still births | 22.86 | 18.77 | 25.19 | 23.00 | 20.00 ) | 19.00 ) | 20.00 ) |