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Southwark 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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VITAL STATISTICS, 1967
| Area of Borough (including area covered by water) | 7,115 acres |
| Population (Registrar General's estimate mid-1967) | 300,720 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 88,266 |
| Rateable Value (April, 1967) | £18,608,440 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £72,550 |
| Total | Legitimate | Illegitimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births—Male | 2,695 | 2,343 | 352 |
| Female | 2,579 | 2,241 | 338 |
| 5,274 | 4,584 | 690 | |
| Still Births—Male | 43 | 35 | 9 |
| Female | 41 | 33 | 7 |
| 84 | 68 | 16 |
Birth rate per 1,000 population 17.5
Number of deaths—all ages 3,500
Death rate per 1,000 population 11.6
Infantile Mortality
Deaths under 1 year 104
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births 20
Maternal Mortality
Deaths of women from diseases or accidents associated with
childbirth, including abortion 3
Maternal death rate per 1,000 total births 0.56
Deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis 30
Death rate per 1,000 population 0.10
Deaths from cancer of lung and bronchus 295
Death rate per 1,000 population 0.98
Deaths from all forms of cancer 814
Death rate per 1,000 population 2.7
VITAL STATISTICS—Greater London Area and England and Wales
| Greater London Area | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Live births per 1,000 population | 17.0 | 17.2 |
| Deaths per 1,000 population | 10.8 | 11.2 |
| Infantile mortality (deaths under 1 year) per 1,000 live births | 18.4 | 18.3 |
| Maternal mortality per 1,000 total births | 0.33 | 0.11 |