London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1961
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1961
This page requires JavaScript
GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS (Continued)
| Infant Mortality Rates – | |
| Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births: (infant Mortality rate for England and Wales – 21.4) | 24.1 |
| Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births: | 22.8 |
| Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births: | 32.2 |
| Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births): | 24.1 |
| Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births): | 22.6 |
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and still births): | 38.5. |
| Maternal Mortality (including abortion): | |
| Number of deaths: | NIL |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and still births: | – |
| Deaths: | Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 725 | 330 | 395 | Death rate per 1,000 of estimated population (Males 6.8 Females 8.1): | 14.9 | |
| Adjustment of death rate by area comparability factor (0.72): | 10.7 |
(Death rate for England and Wales -12.0)
| Tuberculosis: | |
| Deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis: | 9 |
| Deaths from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis: | 1 |
| Death rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis per 1,000 of estimated population: | 0.18 |
| Death rate from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis per 1,000 of estimated population: | 0.020 |
| Marriages: | |
| Number of marriages solemnised in the Borough during the year: | 812 |
| Marriage rate per 1,000 of estimated population: (Marriage rate for England and Wales – 15.l) | 16.7 |