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MATERNAL MORTALITY
One maternal death occurred during the year,that of a mother of seven children and aged
39 years, the cause of death being retro peritoneal haemorrhage following a ruptured uterus.
NEO-NATAL MORTALITY
During the year there were 37 deaths of infants under 4 weeks representing a neo-natal
mortality rate of 11.34, the rate for England and Wales being 12.5 and for Inner London 13.5.
Last year there were 45 deaths giving a rate of 12.15 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
25.32 the rate for England and Wales being 25.4, and for Inner London 24.9.
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS
Deaths due to accidents numbered 66, motor vehicles being the cause of 25 deaths.
Statistics supplied by the Road Safety Officer will be found on page 91,
EXPECTATION OF LIFE
On the basis of the mortality experience for the years 1964-6, the expectation of life of
a boy at birth is 68.5 years, and of a girl 74.7 years, stated the Registrar General. Ten
years ago life expectations were 67.6 and 73.1 years respectively. Sixty years ago the
expectation of life of a boy at birth was 48.5 years and of a girl 52.4 years.
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.1, E.2, E.3
and E.14 postal districts. (Monthly figures are to be found on page 96).
MARRIAGES
The number of marriages solemnised in the borough during the year was 1,530,made up as follows:Register
Office 676
Church of England 553
Authorised persons and other denominations 301
The marriage rate per 1,000 population was 15.4 the same as last year.
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