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
Hammersmith 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith.
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STATISTICS AND TABLES
| Hammersmith | England and Wales Total | Hammersmith | England and Wales | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Total | |||||||
| Estimated mid-year home population | - | - | 181,880 | 49,028,900 | ||||
| Live births | Total | 1,312 | 1,302 | 2,614 | 725,405 | Live birth rates, etc. | ||
| Legitimate | 1,070 | 1,055 | 2,125 | 662,907 | Live births per 1,000 home population (crude rate) | 14.4 | 14.8 | |
| Illegitimate | 242 | 247 | 489 | 62,498 | Area comparability factor | .80 | 1.00 | |
| Local adjusted rate | 11.5 | 14.8 | ||||||
| Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate | .78 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Illegitimate live births as percentage of all live births | 19 | 9 | ||||||
| Stillbirths | Total | 20 | 15 | 35 | 8,794 | Stillbirth rate | ||
| Legitimate | 17 | 12 | 29 | 7,846 | Stillbirths per 1,000 total live and still births | 13 | 12 | |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 3 | 6 | 948 | ||||
| Total live and Stillbirths | Total | 1,332 | 1,317 | 2.649 | 734,199 | |||
| Legitimate | 1,087 | 1,067 | 2,154 | 670,753 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 245 | 250 | 495 | 63,446 | ||||
| Deaths of Infants | Infant mortality rates | |||||||
| Under 1 year of age | Total | 26 | 25 | 51 | 12,494 | Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births | 20 | 17 |
| Legitimate | 21 | 19 | 40 | 11.177 | Deaths of legitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 legitimate live births | 19 | 17 | |
| Illegitimate | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1,317 | Deaths of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 22 | 21 | |
| Under 4 weeks of age | Total | 19 | 20 | 39 | 8,373 | Neonatal mortality rate | ||
| Legitimate | 16 | 17 | 33 | 7,503 | Deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 live births | 15 | 12 | |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 3 | 6 | 870 | ||||
| under 1 week of age | Total | 16 | 16 | 32 | 7,142 | Early neonatal mortality rate | ||
| Legitimate | 14 | 14 | 28 | 6,365 | Deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births | 12 | 10 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | 4 | 777 | Perinatal mortalify rate Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined, per 1,000 total live and still births | 25 | 22 | |
| Deaths - all ages | 1,197 | 1,134 | 2,331 | 591,907 | Death rates, etc. - all ages | |||
| Deaths per 1,000 home population (crude rate) | 12.8 | 12.1 | ||||||
| Area comparability factor | 99 | 1.00 | ||||||
| Local adjusted rate | 12.7 | 12.1 | ||||||
| Ration of local adjusted rate to national rate | 1.05 | 1.00 | ||||||