London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Hammersmith | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | |
| Live girths rates,etc. | ||
| Livebirths per 1,000 home population (crude rate) | 16.2 | 16.0 |
| Area comparability factor | .86 | 1.00 |
| Local adjusted rate | 13.9 | 16.0 |
| Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate | .87 | 1.00 |
| Illegitimate live births as percentage of all live births | 19 | 8 |
| Stillbirths | ||
| Stillbirths per 1,000 total live and still births | 12 | 12 |
| Infant mortality rates | ||
| Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births | 21 | 18 |
| Deaths of legitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 legimate live births | 21 | 17 |
| Deaths of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1.000 ille?itrimafe live births | 23 | 24 |
| Neonatal mortality rate | ||
| Deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 live births | 17 | 12 |
| Early neonatal mortality rate | ||
| Deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births | 13 | 10 |
| Perinatal mortality rate | ||
| Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined, per 1,000 total live and still births | 25 | 22 |
| Deaths rates,etc.- all ages | ||
| Deaths per 1,000 home population (crude rate) | 13.2 | 11.6 |
| Area comparability factor | 1.06 | 1.00 |
| Local adjusted rate | 14.0 | 11.6 |
| Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate | 1.21 | 1.00 |
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