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
Southwark 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| YEAR | LEGITIMATE | ILLEGITIMATE | TOTAL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
| LIVE BIRTHS | |||||||||
| 1959 | 735 | 678 | 1,413 | 62 | 48 | 110 | 797 | 726 | 1,523 |
| 1960 | 789 | 701 | 1,490 | 59 | 51 | 110 | 848 | 752 | 1,600 |
| 1961 | 791 | 744 | 1,535 | 78 | 79 | 157 | 869 | 823 | 1,692 |
| 1962 | 817 | 675 | 1,492 | 88 | 71 | 159 | 905 | 746 | 1,651 |
| 1963 | 730 | 694 | 1,424 | 82 | 74 | 156 | 812 | 768 | 1,580 |
| STILL BIRTHS | |||||||||
| 1959 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| 1960 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 1961 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| 1962 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 1963 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 | - | 2 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| INFANT DEATHS (Under 1 year) | |||||||||
| 1959 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| 1960 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 43 |
| 1961 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| 1962 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| 1963 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 30 |