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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths 13.3
Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths England and 14.0
Wales
Total Live and Stillbirths: 3,598
Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year):-
Legitimate 56
Illegitimate 12
Total 68
(deaths under 4 weeks) 51
(deaths under 1 week) 50
Infant Mortality Rates:-
Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births 19.2
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live births England and
Wales 18.0
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live
births 19.0
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) 14.4
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per
1,000 total live births) England and Wales 12.3
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week
per 1,000 total live births) 14.1
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week
per 1,000 total live births) England and Wales 10.5
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under
1 week combined per 1,000 total live and
stillbirths) 27.2
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under
1 week combined per 1,000 total live and stillbirths)
England and Wales 25.0
Maternal Mortality:-
1) Abortions - Number of deaths 3
Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths 0.8
2) Other complications Nil
A summary of the vital statistics of the district for 1968 and previous
year is given in the following table:-
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