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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
Bermondsey 1962
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1962
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VITAL STATISTICS.
AREA
The area of the borough (exclusive of area covered by water)
is 1,336 acres.
POPULATION
| Census | Estimate of Registrar-General | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1961 | to 30th June, 1961 | to 30th June, 1962 |
| 60,640 | 51,860 | 51,770 | 51,000 |
Rateable Value, Ist April, 1962 £1,613,643
Estimated net product of Id. rate £6,336
Estimated number of separately assessed dwellings,
1st April, 1962 15,537
BIRTHS The total number of births belonging to the borough registered during 1962 was 870 consisting of 482 males and 388 females. The number for 1961 was 956.
| Live Births | 852 |
| Live Births, rate per 1,000 population | 16.70 |
| Still Births | 18 |
| Still Births, rate per 1,000 live and still births | 20·68 |
| Total live and still births | 870 |
| Infant Deaths | 13 |
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births (Total) | 15.25 |
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births (legitimate) | 15·25 |
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births (illegitimate) | – |
| Neo-natal Mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 9·38 |
| Illegitimate live births % of total live births | 5·39 |
| Maternal deaths | Nil |
| Maternal mortality per 1,000 live and still births | Nil |