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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Wandsworth 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Table: Extracts from Vital Statistics

Extracts from Vital Statistics

Number of Live Births:MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate2,9132,7045,617
Illegitimate401384785
3,3143,0886,402
Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude18.3
Adjusted17.5
Number of stillbirths415091
Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths14.0
Percentage of illegitimate live births to total live births12.2
Number of deaths:
All ages2,4222,8005,222
Under 1 year8046126
Puerperal causes—33
Rate per 1,000 population:
Crude14.9
Adjusted11.8
Infantile Mortality Rates:
Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births19.6
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births19.4
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births21.6
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births)13.2
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births)11.2
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and stillbirths)25.1
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 total live and stillbirths)0.46Total
Number of deaths from Cancer......909
„ „ „ „ Diphtheria......0
„ „ „ „ Scarlet Fever......0
„ „ „ „ Measles......0
„ „ „ „ Whooping Cough......0
„ „ „ „ Tuberculosis......25
„ „ „ „ Meningococcal Infection......1

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I here has been no unusual or excessive mortality during the year.