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Lea. A bye]aw made by the London County Council came into force prohibiting the use
of whistles for the purpose of hailing cabs.
The Mayor of the Borough was Major Clement R. Attlee, M.A.,J.P.
LIVE BIRTHS
There were 3,495 live births registered in the borough during the year. After
correction for place of residence (inward transfers 168 outward transfers 1,192),
the number allocated to the borough was 2,471 comprising 1,285 boys and 1,186 girls,
a decrease of 141 from 1969, giving a crude birth rate of 13.55 per 1,000 population
compared with 13.88 last year. When adjusted by the Registrar-General's area comparability
factor for the borough, which makes allowances for differences in the age and
sex distribution of the population throughout the country, the rate is 12.46 compared
with 16.0 (estimated) for England and Wales, a ratio of 0.78 to the national rate.
ILLEGITIMATE LIVE BIRTHS
The number of illegitimate live births during the year was 333 equivalent to
13.47% of the total live births, compared with 11,63% last year. The comparable
figure for England and Wales was 8%.
STILLBIRTHS
This year stillbirths numbered 32 equivalent to a rate of 12.78 per 1,000 total
births compared with 12.85 in 1969. The rate for England and Wales was 13.
BEATHS
The number of deaths registered - 2,170, shows a dec rease of 145 from the figure
of last year. The death rate was 11.91 and when adjusted by the comparability factor
becomes 14.17 as compared with 11.7 for the country as a whole. The largest single
cause of death was heart disease, 29% of total deaths, followed by cancer 25% and
respiratory conditions 17%.
The various causes of death and distribution by age groups are set out in Table
1 on page 81.,
INFANT MORTALITY
Deaths during the first year of life numbered 50 equivalent to a rate of 20.23
per 1,000 live births. The rate for the previous year was 17.61 and 24.00 for 1968.
Fluctuations occur in years in the same decade but generally the downward trend
continues; in 1931 the comparable rate for the area was 77 per 1,000 live births and
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