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Births
The total number of live births to residents in the Borough
registered during 1968 was 5,635 comprising 2,858 males and
2,777 females.
The crude birth-rate was 17.51 per 1,000 population. After
taking into account the area comparability factor supplied by the
Registrar-General the adjusted rate was 16.80. The live-birth rate
for England and Wales was 16.9.
During the year there were 851 illegitimate live births to residents
of the Borough, representing 15.10% of the total live births
for the area.
Stillbirths during the year numbered 68 giving a total of 5,703
live and still births for the area.
Deaths
There has been no unusual or excessive mortality during the
year.
The number of deaths assigned to the Borough, after adjustment
for inward and outward transfers, was 4,571 comprising
2,105 males and 2,466 females.
The crude death-rate for the year was 14.20 per 1,000 population
but after applying the area comparability factor the adjusted
rate was 11.64. The death-rate for England and Wales was 11.9.
Table 1 is the general mortality table for the Borough and shows
the number of deaths from each cause divided into sexes, age
groups and locality. Table 2 shows the deaths from heart disease.
The causes of death shown in Table 1 are based on the International
Abbreviated List of 50 causes (B. list) with some subdivisions,
from the manual of the Eighth Revision of the International
Classification of Diseases.