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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
Poplar 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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E IXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
| Males | Females | TOTAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births: | Legitimate | 652 | 573 | 1,225 |
| Illegitimate | 91 | 58 | 149 | |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | 20.04 | |||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 10.84 | |||
| Stillbirths | Legitimate | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 14.34 | |||
| Total live and still births | 1,394 | |||
| Deaths | 416 | 298 | 714 | |
| Death rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | 10.41 | |||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age: | ||||
| Legitimate | 25 | 6 | 31 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Death rate of Infants under one year of age; | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 24.16 | |||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 6.71 | |||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 24.01 | |||
| Neo-natal mortality rate (under 4 weeks) per 1,000 live births | 16.02 | |||
| Early neo-natal mortality rate (under 1 week) per 1,000 live births | 14.55 | |||
| Perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined) per 1,000 live and still births | 28.69 | |||
| Maternal deaths (including abortion) | - | |||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | ||||