Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Number of Deaths | 1,246 |
Death Rate per 1,000 population: Corrected | 11.5 |
Adjusted (Comparability Factor 1.03) | 11.8 |
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 277 |
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — |
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 1 |
Live Births: — | |
Number | 2,263 |
Rate per 1,000 population: — | |
Corrected | 20.95 |
Adjusted (Comparability Factor 0.95) | 19.9 |
Illegitimate Live Births per cent. of total live births | 13.4 |
Stillbirths: — | |
Number | 40 |
Rate per 1,000 total live and still births | 17.37 |
Total Live and Still Births | 2,303 |
Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year) | 38 |
Infant Mortality Rates: — | |
Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | 16.8 |
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births | 16.3 |
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1.000 illegitimate live births | 19.8 |
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 11.9 |
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births) | 9.7 |
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) | 26.9 |
Maternal Mortality (including abortion): — | |
Number of deaths | — |
Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | — |
A summary of the vital statistics of the district for 1961 and previous years
is given in the following table.