London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Tower Hamlets 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS, 1970

Area of Borough(Acres) Population:4,876Rateable Value(1st April) 1970£15,009,795
Mid-year estimate182,260Sum represented by a penny rate(1970-1971)£56,850
(Revised 1970)205,682General Rate(1970-1971) Dwelling houses14s.5d.in £
Density of population(persons per acre)37.38Mixed hereditaments15s. 3d.in £
Number of inhabited dewelling according to rate Books at ist April 197062,189
" " structurally separate dwelling-Census 196159,885
" " private households-Census 196167,858
BirthsTotalMaleFemale
A11 Births...2,5031,2991,204
Live BirthsLegitimate2,1381,1121,026
Illegitimate333173160
Total:2,4711,2851,186
Still BirthsLegitimate261115
Illegitimate633
Total:321418
Deaths
All Causes...2,1701,1501, 020
Maternal...1-1
Infants under 1 yearLegitimate433013
Illegitimate752
Total:503515
Rates
Live birth-rate per 1, 000 population13.55
Death rate per 1,000 population11.91
Still- birth rate per 1, 000 total births12.78
Maternal death rate per 1, 000 total births0.40
Infant death rate (under 1 year) per 1, 000 live births20.23
Legitimate infant death rate per 1, 000 legitimate live births20.11
Illegitimate infant death rate per 1, 000 illegitimate live births21.02
Neo-natal death rate (under 4 weeks) per 1, 000 live births13.35
Early neo-natal death rate (under 1 week) per 1, 000 live births12.14
Perinatal death rate (still births plus deaths under 1 week) per 1, 000 total births24.77
Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births13.47
Area Comparability Factors Births0.92Deaths1.19

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