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 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Islington England and Wales
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (per 1,000 live births) -
All Infants 18.4 18.3
Legitimate 17.1
Illegitimate 25.9
NEO-NATAL MORTALITY
Total Male Female
Deaths of Infants under 4 weeks of age -
Legitimate 54 31 23
Illegitimate 13 7 6
67 38 29
Islington England and Wales
NED-NATAL MORTALITY RATE (per 1,000 live births)
All Infants 12.3 12.5
Legitimate 11.6
Illegitimate 16.8
EARLY NED-NATAL MORTALITY Total Male Female
Deaths of Infants under 1 week of age -
Legitimate 48 30 18
Illegitimate 11 5 6
59 35 24
EARLY NEO-MORTALITY RATE Islington Ehgland and Wales
(per 1,000 live births)
All Infants 10.8 10.8
Legitimate 10. 3
Illegitimate 14.2
PERINATAL MORTALITY Total Male Female
Still births and deaths under 1 week combined 138 76 62
PERINATAL MORTALITY RATE Islington Ehgland and Wales
(per 1,000 total live and still births) 25.0 25.4
MATERNAL DEATHS (including abortion) 4 170
RATE (per 1,000 total live and still births) 0.72 0.20
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