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
Chelsea 1964
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1964
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GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS 1964
| Live Births: | Total | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 533 | 267 | 266 | Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated population: | 13.4 | |
| Illegitimate | 88 | 50 | 38 | |||
| 621 | 317 | 304 | ||||
| Adjustment of birth rate by area comparability factor (0.73): | 9.8 | |||||
| (Birth rate for England and Wales - 18.4) Illegitimate Live Births (per cent of total live births): | 14.2 | |||||
| Still Births: | Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 live and still births: | 17.4 | |
| Legitimate | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 11 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| (Still birth rate for England and Wales - 16.4) | 632 | |||||
| Total Live and Still Births: | ||||||
| Infant Deaths (deaths under one year): | ||||||
| Total | Male | Female | Rate per 1,000 live births: | 25.8 | ||
| Legitimate | 14 | 8 | 6 | |||
| Illegitimate. | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | 10 | 6 | ||||