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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
Hammersmith 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths 14.2
Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths England and Wales 15.4
Total Live and Stillbirths:- 4215
Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year):-
Legitimate 73
Illegitimate 9
Total 82
(deaths under 4 weeks) 61
(deaths under 1 week) 56
Infant Mortality Rates:-
Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births 19.7
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live births England and Wales 19.0
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births 20.8
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births 13.9
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births) 14.7
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births)
England and Wales 12.9
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births) 13.5
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births)
England and Wales 11.1
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per
1,000 total live and stillbirths) 27.5
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per
1,000 total live and stillbirths) England and Wales 26.3
Maternal Mortality (including abortions:-
Number of deaths 1
Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths 0.24
A summary of the vital statistics of the district for 1966 and previous year is given in
the following table:-
VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT
| Year | Population estimated to middle of next year. | Live Births | Total Deaths Registered in the District | Transferable Deaths | Net Deaths belonging to the District | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate per 1,000 Pop. | Number | Rate per 1,000 Pop. | of Non-residents registered in the District | of Residents not registered in the District | Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages | ||||
| Number | Rate per 1,000 Live Births | Number | Rate per 1,000 Pop. | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 1965 | 215,240 | 4,433 | 20.16 | 2,251 | 10.5 | 788 | 995 | 86 | 19.4 | 2,458 | 11.4 |
| 1966 | 213,770 | 4,155 | 19.4 | 2,316 | 10.8 | 774 | 973 | 82 | 19.7 | 2,515 | 11.8 |