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Deptford 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]

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6
VITAL STATISTICS
The following are the principal statistics for 1962. set out in the manner
required by Ministry of Health Circular 1/63 dated 30th January, 1963.
The proportions of old or young vary in different areas and the
Registrar-General gives Area Comparability factors which take these
variations into account. The factor for births is 0.98 and for deaths
1.01 and the birth rate and death rate should be multiplied by the
appropriate factor when making comparisons with rates in other towns.
The figure for population is the estimated mid-year home population.
The estimated increase in the population is 760, whereas the number
of births exceed the number of deaths by 781.

The table setting out the causes of deaths will be found in the Appendix Table. I The deaths are classified under 36 headings based on the Abbreviated List of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, 1948.

Area of Borough1,564 acres.
Estimated mid-year home population68,980
Live Births—Legitimate1,375
Illegitimate2131,588
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 living population23.02
Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births13.41%
Still Births—Legitimate22
Illegitimate224
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 (live and still births.)14.89
Total Live and Still Births1,612
Infant Deaths—Legitimate22
Illegitimate628
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births— totals17.63
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births—Legitimate16.00
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births—Illegitimate28.17
Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births (first four weeks)13.85
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (Deaths under one week per 1,000 live births)11.96
Perinatal Mortality Rate (Still births and deaths under one week combined 1,000 live and still births)26.67
Maternal Deaths (including abortion)1
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births0.62
Total Deaths807
Death Rate (per 1,000 living)11.69