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Wembley 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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STATISTICAL APPENDIX A.
CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS, 1947,
from figures supplied by Registrar-General.
(Some comparative 1946 figures within brackets.)
Live Births.
Male. Female. Total.
Legitimate 1,141 1,049 2,190
(2,151)
Illegitimate 42 47 89
(86)
Live birth rate per 1,000 estimated population17.15 (17.28)
Stillbirths.
Legitimate .15 15 30
(48)
Illegitimate 12 3
(2)Rate per 1,000 total (live and still)birhts 14.27 (21.86) Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated population 0.25(0.38)
Deaths 554 570 1,124
(1,042) Death rate per 1,000 estimated
population —
Crude
rate 8.46
(8.02)
Infantile Mortality.
Death rate of infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 11,000 live births 23.26 (26.37)
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live-births 22.83 (24.64)
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate
births 33.7l (69.77)
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Deaths of infants under one year of age:—
| Male. | Female. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 23 | 27 | 50 | |
| (53) | 53 | |||
| Illegitimate | 3 | — | 3 | (59) |
| (6) | ||||