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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
Penge 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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Infant mortality rates
| (1) Total infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 21.7 |
| (2) Total infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births | 24.3 |
| (3) Total infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 20.6 |
| Neo-natal mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 17.08 |
| Early neo-natal mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 12.4 |
| Peri-natal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births | 29.0 |
| Illegitimate live births per cent of the total live births | 10.5 |
| Maternal deaths (including abortion) | 1 |
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total live and still births | 1.5 |
Births
The live births registered during the year numbered 644 compared with
590 in 1961. This gives a crude birth rate of 24.75 per 1,000 Home Population
compared with 23.07 for 1961.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for the
purpose of securing comparability between local births is 0.91. This makes the
Adjusted Birth Rate 22.5 compared with 21.0 for 1961.
Stillbirths
The number of stillbirths registered was 11, equal to a rate of 16.8 of 1,000
total births, compared with 19.7 for 1961.
Deaths
The deaths registered totalled 302, equal to a crude death rate for the year
of 11.2 per 1,000 Home Population compared with 10.8 for 1961.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for the
purpose of securing comparability between local deaths is 0.96. This makes the
Adjusted Death Rate 11.1 compared with 10.5 for the year 1961.
The death rate for England and Wales was 11.9 compared with 12.0
recorded for 1961.
Deaths among the inmates of an institution for men numbered 25.
A large proportion of deaths was of elderly people, and of the total deaths
210 or 69.5% were of persons 65 years of age and over compared with 69.7%
the previous year.
Those dying at 75 years of age and over accounted for 44.3% of the deaths
compared with 44.1% for 1961.
Cancer
Deaths from cancer numbered 60 giving a death rate for Home Population
of 2.3 compared with 1.7 for 1961. The rate for England and Wales was 2.17.
Twelve males and 3 females died of cancer of the lungs.