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

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Wandsworth 1969

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

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Extracts from Vital Statistics
Live Births:
Male
Female
Total
Legitimate 2,303 2,135 4,438
Illegitimate 416 377 793
Totals 2,719 2,512 5,231
Rate per 1,000 population :
Crude 16.40
Adjusted 15.70
Stillbirths 33 36 69
Rate per 1,000 total live and still
births 13.00
Deaths:
All ages 2,041 2,187 4,228
Rate per 1,000 population :
Crude 13.20
Adjusted 11.00
Infant Mortality Rates:
Deaths under 1 year 49 56 105
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live
births 20.
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000
legitimate live births 19.60
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000
illegitimate live births 22.70
Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths
under four weeks per 1,000 total
live births) 12.40
Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate
(death under one week per 1,000
total live births) 11.80
Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths
and deaths under one week combined
per 1,000 total live and still
births) 24.70
Maternal Mortality Rate (per 1.000
total live and still births) 0.56
Number of deaths from puerperal causes 3
Number of deaths from cancer 839
Number of deaths from tuberculosis 11