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1 in 10 babies died before their first birthday. The rate (provisional) for England and
Wales was 18.9 for 1966. Details of causes of death at various ages under 1 year will be
found in the Appendix on page 96.
MATERNAL MORTALITY
No maternal deaths occurred in the borough during the year.
NEO-NATAL MORTALITY
During the year there were 45 deaths of infants under 4 weeks representing a neonatal
mortality rate of 12.15: the rate for England and Wales was 12.9. Last year there
were 52 deaths giving a rate of 13 .44 per 1,000 live births.
PERI-NATAL MORTALITY
This term is used to describe the combination of stillbirths and deaths in the first
week of life expressed as a rate per 1,000 total live and still births. The rate for this
year was 27.08, the rate for England and Wales being 26.3.
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS
Deaths due to accidents numbered 71, motor vehicles being the cause of 24 deaths.
Statistics supplied by the Road Safety Officer will be found on page 95 .
MORBIDITY
The number of first claims for sickness benefit are obtained from local offices of
the Ministry of Social Security and are included for information in a monthly bulletin
circulated by the department to all hospitals and general practitioners in the area.
The Ministry's offices are not coterminous with the borough boundaries but rather with
postal districts, so that these claims do not relate entirely to borough residents; they
cover the E.l, E.2, E.3 and E.14 postal districts. (Monthly figures are to be found on
page 99 ).
MARRIAGES
The number of marriages solemnised in the borough during the year was 1,560, made
up as follows:-
Register Office 701
Church of England 563
Roman Catholic, Methodist and
other non-conforming churches 257
Synagogues 39
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