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
Islington 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Deaths
Infant mortality (deaths under 1 year)
Total deaths 109
RATE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS
England &
Islington Wales
21.0 21.9
Legitimate 20.0
Illegitimate 27.6
Neonatal mortality rate
(deaths under 4 weeks) 15.8
Early neonatal mortality rate
(deaths under l week) 13.3
Perinatal mortality rate
PER 1,000 TOTAL LIVE AND STILL BIRTHS
(still births and deaths
under 1 week combined) 32.8
Maternal deaths
(Including abortion)
Total deaths 1
RATE PER 1,000 LIVE AND STILL BIRTHS
0.19 0.39
All deaths
RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION
England &
Total M. F. Islington Wales
Area
Comparability
Unadjusted Factor Adjusted
2,466 1,283 1,183 11.1 0.96 10.6 11.5