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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Infant Mortality:
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 23 | 15 | 38 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 total live
births 10
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate
live births 10
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 17
Infant mortality rate for Greater London per
1,000 live births 17.4
Infant mortality rate for England and Wales 18
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths under four
weeks per 1,000 total live births) 7
Neonatal mortality rate for Greater London 11.6
Neonatal mortality rate for England and Wales 12
Early neonatal mortality rate (deaths under one
week per 1,000 total live births) 6
Early neonatal mortality rate for Greater
London 9.7
Early neonatal mortality rate for England and
Wales 10
Perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths and deaths
under one week combined per 1,000 total
live births and stillbirths) 17
Perinatal mortality rate for Greater London 21.3
Perinatal mortality rate for England and Wales 22
Maternal Mortality:
Maternal deaths (including abortions) Nil
Maternal mortality rate for Greater London per
1,000 live and stillbirths (excluding deaths
due to abortion) 0.12
Deaths:
Males Females T otal
1,484 1,631 3,115
Crude death rate per 1,000 estimated total
population 10.2
Adjusted rate for comparison with other areas
(Area comparability factor for deaths
= .97) 9.9