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Hammersmith 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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(deaths under 4 weeks) 63
(dealhs under 1 week) 56
Infant Mortality Rates:-
Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births 19.4
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live births England and Wales 19.0
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births 17.2
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births 21.05
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births) 14.2
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 live births) 12.6
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per
1,000 total live and stillbirths) 26.2
Maternal Mortality (including abortion)
Number of deaths 2
Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths 0.44
A summary of the vital statistics of the Borough for 1965 is given in the following table:-
| Year | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Live Births | Total Deaths Registered in The District | Transferable Deaths | Net Deaths belonging to the District | ||||||
| Num-ber | Rate per 1,000 Pop. | Num-ber | Rate per 1,000 Pop. | of Non-residents registered in theDistrict | of Residents not registered in the District | Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages | ||||
| Num-ber | Rateper1,000LiveBirths | Num-ber | Rate per 1,000 Pop. | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 1965 | 215,240 | 4,433 | 20.6 | 2,251 | 10.5 | 788 | 995 | 86 | 19.4 | 2,458 | 11.4 |
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