London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Kensington and Chelsea 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]

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COMPARABILITY OF RATES ( *)
The area comparability factors for use with crude birth and death rates contain
adjustments for boundary changes and make allowances for the way in which the sex and
age distribution of the local population differs from that for England and Wales as a whole.
In addition, the death area comparability factors have been adjusted specifically to take
account of the presence of any residential institutions in each area. When local crude birth
and death rates are multiplied by the appropriate area comparability factor, they are
comparable with the crude rate for England and Wales or with the corresponding adjusted
rate for any area for that year.
Death rate of all infants per
1,000 live births 14.8
Death rate of legitimate infants per
1,000 legitimate live births 16.9
Death rate of illegitimate infants per
1,000 illegitimate live births 6.3
Death rate of male infants per
1,000 male live births 19.4
Death rate of female infants per
1,000 female live births 10.0
Neo natal deaths (under 4 weeks of age)
(15 males and 9 females) 24
Death Rates of:—
Males per 1,000 male live births 12.2
Females per 1,000 female live births 7.5
All infants per 1,000 live births 9.9
Early neo-natal deaths (under 1 week of age)
(13 males and 8 females) 21
Death Rates of:—
Males per 1,000 male live births 10.5
Females per 1,000 female live births 6.7
All infants per 1,000 live births 8.6
Perinatal mortality (deaths under 1 week plus stillbirths)
(27 males and 19 females) 46
Death Rates of:—
Males per 1,000 male live and stillbirths 21.7
Females per 1,000 female live and stillbirths 15.8
All infants per 1,000 live and stillbirths 18.8
MATERNAL DEATHS
Maternal deaths (Abortion) Nil
DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CAUSES
Tuberculosis of respiratory system 5
Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus 119
Congenital Anomalies 20
Cerebrovascular Disease 228
Heart and circulatory system diseases 719
Motor Vehicle and other accidents 68
Suicide 42