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
Greenwich 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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* EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
LIVE BIRTHS
| Legitimate | Illegitimate | Total | Birth Rate (Crude) 14.97 | |
| Male | 656 | 33 | 689 | |
| Female | 606 | 33 | 639 | |
| Total | 1,262 | 66 | 1,328 |
STILL BIRTHS
| Legitimate | Illegitimate | Total | Rate per 1,000 total Births} 16.29 | ||
| Male | 12 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Female | 9 | — | 9 | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 22 | ||
DEATHS—All Causes
| Male | Female | Total | Death Rate (Crude) 9.93 (Comparable Rate 11.22) | |
| 497 | 384 | 881 | ||
DEATH RATES—Special Causes
| All infants (per 1,000 live births) | 18.07 | |
| Legitimate Infants (per 1,000 legitimate live births) | 15.05 | |
| Illegitimate Infants (per 1,000 illegitimate live births) | 75.75 | |
| Neo-Natal Deaths (per 1,000 live births) | 11.29 | |
| Maternal Causes (per 1,000 total births) | 0.74 | |
| Tuberculosis (all forms) (per 1,000 population) | 0.15 | |
| Tuberculosis, Pulmonary (per 1,000 population) | 0.14 | |
| Cancer (per 1,000 population) | 1.93 | |
| Heart (per 1,000 population) | 3.13 | |
| Common Infectious Diseases (per 1,000 population) | — | — |
| Influenza (per 1,000 population) | 0.05 |
* These figures, which are supplied by the Registrar-General, may differ
Slightly from those shown in other parts of the Report.