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Croydon 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR 1971
Area, 21,395 acres
Population (Census 1971) 332,840 Total population (estimate of
Registrar General) 333,840 (Midsummer, 1971)
Number of Domestic Dwellings; 108,357
Rateable Value of Borough 1971 as from 1.4.71 £22,705,525
Product of a Penny Rate, for London Borough of Croydon purposes, ₤232,800 Mixed Rate in the £. 67p (for the year from 1.4.71)
| Live Births | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,460 | 2,342 | 4,802 |
| Illegitimate | 275 | 247 | 522 |
| 5,324 | |||
| Illegitimate Live Births per cent. of total live births | 10 | ||
| Live Birth Rate (as adjusted by comparability factor 1.02) | 16.2 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 16.0 | ||
| Stillbirths | 68 | ||
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 13 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 12 | ||
| Total Births (Live and Still) | 5,392 | ||
| Infant Deaths | 81 | ||
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 15 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 18 | ||
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 13 | ||
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 38 | ||
| Neo-natal Mortality rate (First four weeks) per 1,000 total live births | 10 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 12 | ||
| Early neo-natal Mortality rate (First week) per 1,000 total live births | 8 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 10 | ||
| Perinatal Mortality rate (stillbirths + deaths during the first week) per 1,000 total live and still births | 21 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 22 | ||
| Maternal Deaths (excluding abortion) | - | ||
| Maternal Mortality rate (including abortion) per 1,000 total live and still births | - | ||
| Deaths, 3,742 Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population | 11.2 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 11.6 | ||
| Death-rate (as adjusted by comparability factor 0.87) | 10.1 | ||