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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
Camden 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camden]
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VITAL STATISTICS
(Comparable figures for 1965 shown in brackets)
At mid-1966 the population was estimated to be 239.770 (240,970).
There were 3,857 (4,029) births to Camden residents, including those confined outside the Borough, of which 3,528 or 91.5 per cent. (3,562 or 88.4 per cent.) took place in hospital.
| Live | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,645 (1,717) | 1,525 (1,628) | 3,170 (3,345) |
| Illegitimate | 319 (312) | 318 (306) | 637 (618) |
| 1,964 (2,029) | 1,843 (1,934) | 3,807 (3,963) | |
| Legitimate | 22 (21) | 18 (28) | 40 (49) |
| Illegitimate | 5 (10) | 5 (7) | 10 (17) |
| 27 (31) | 23 (35) | 50 (66) |
The crude live birth rate for 1966 was 15.9 (16.4) per 1,000 total population which when
adjusted by an area comparability factor of 0.72 gave a comparative rate of 11.4. Illegitimate live
births formed 16.7 (15.6) per cent, of the total live births.
The stillbirth rate was 13.0 per 1,000 total live and stillbirths, compared with 15.4 for
England and Wales.
Infant Deaths
| Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | Illegitimate | Legitimate | Illegitimate | |
| Under 1 year | 44 (31) | 10 (13) | 21 (25) | 12 (8) |
| Under 4 weeks | 28 (17) | 7 (11) | 11 (20) | 11 (6) |
| Under 1 week | 26 (13) | 5 (10) | 10 (17) | 10 (5) |
Total infant deaths, 87 (77), represent a rate of 22.9 (19.4) per 1,000 total live births; there
were 20.5 (16.6) legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births and 34.5 (34.9) illegitimate
infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births.
The neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under 4 weeks) was 15.0 (13.6) per 1,000 total live
births, while deaths under 1 week gave an early neo-natal mortality rate of 13.4 (11.4) per 1,000
total live births.
Still-births and deaths under 1 week expressed as a rate per 1,000 total live and still-births
gave a perinatal mortality rate of 26.2 (27.6).
Three (one) maternal deaths occurred, a rate of 0.8 (0.2) per 1,000 total births.
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