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Wembley 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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ATATICAL APPENDIX A.
CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS, 1950 from figures supplied by Registrar-General. (Some comparative 1949 figures within brackets.)
| POPULATION | Civilian...132,700 | Total... 132,800 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVE BIRTHS. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Live birth rate per 1,000 estimated population 11.96 (12.52) | |
| Legitimate | 801 | 741 | 1,542 (1,604) | ||
| Illegitimate | 20 | 25 | 45 (51) | ||
| Stillbirths. | |||||
| Legitimate | 17 | 10 | 27 (37) | Rate per 1,0(0 total (live and still) births 17.95 (23.02) Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated population 0.21 (0.29) | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) | ||
| Deaths | 541 | 489 | 1,030 (1,075) | Death rate per 1,000 estimated population— Crude rate 7.76 (8.14) | |
| Adjusted by Area Comparability Factor of Registrar General | 1.17 | Standardised rate 8.93 (9.52) | |||
| Infantile Mortality. | |||||
| Deaths of infants under one year of age:— | |||||
| Male. | Female. | Total. | 27 (36) | ||
| Legitimate | 14 | 9 | 23 (36)._ | ||
| Illegitimate | 1 | 3 | 4 (-)i | ||
| Death rate of infants under one year of age:— | |||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 17.01 | (21.75) | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live-births Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate | 14.92 | (22.44) | |||
| births | 88.89 | (–) | |||