London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hammersmith 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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Hammersmith England
and Wales
Live birth rates, etc.
Livebirths per 1,000 home population (crude rate) 17.7 16.3
Area comparability factor .86 1.00
Local adjusted rate 15.2 16.3
Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate .93 1.00
Illegitimate live births as percentage of all
live births188
Stillbirth rate
Stillbirths per 1,000 total live and still births 16 13
Infant mortality rates
Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births 18 18
Deaths of legitimate infants under 1 year per
1,000 legitimate live births 17 17
Deaths of illegitimate infants under 1 year
per 1,000 illegitimate live births 21 25
Neonatal mortality rate
Deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 live births 11 12
Early neonatal mortality rate
Deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births 10 10
Perinatal mortality rate
Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined,
per 1,000 total live and still births 27 23
Deaths rates, etc. - all ages
Deaths per 1,000 home population (crude rate) 12.5 11.9
Area comparability factor 1.06 1.00
Local adjusted rate 13.3 11.9
Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate 1.11 1.00
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