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
Bromley 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Infant Mortality:
| Legitimate | 43 | 20 | 63 |
| Illegitimate | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 47 | 21 | 68 |
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 total live births 14.2
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 live legitimate
births 14.2
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 live illegitimate
births 14.4
Infant mortality rate for Greater London per
1,000 live births 17.8
Infant mortality rate for England and Wales 19.0
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths under four
weeks per 1,000 total live births) 9.6
Neonatal mortality rate for Greater London 12.4
Neonatal mortality rate for England and Wales 12.9
Early neonatal mortality rate (deaths under one
week per 1,000 total live births) 8.4
Early neonatal mortality rate for Greater
London 11.0
Early neonatal mortality rate for England and
Wales 11.1
Perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths and deaths
under one week combined, per 1,000 total
live and still births) 23.3
Perinatal mortality rate for Greater London 25.1
Perinatal mortality rate for England and Wales 26.3
Maternal Mortality:
Maternal deaths (including abortion) Nil
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total live and
still births Nil
Maternal mortality rate for Greater London per
1,000 live and still births 0.33
Maternal mortality rate for England and Wales
per 1,000 total births 0,26