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London County Council 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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LONDON ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY
VITAL STATISTICS, 1958
Figures in brackets are for 1957
Population: Males 1,509,000
Femakes 1,716,,000 3,225,000(3,254,000)
Area comparability factors:
Births .. .. 0.89 (0.89)
Deaths 0.98 (0.99)
Live births:
Live birth rate per 1,000 population: 16.8 (16.2) (adjusted rate 15.0 (14.4) )
Still-births:
Legitimante 955 (969)
Illegitimate 147 (114) 1,102,(1,083)
Still-birth rate per 1,000 live and still-births: 19.9 (20.1)
Total live and still-births: 55,254 (53,816)
Deaths: Males 19,280 (19,142)
Females 18,746 (17,936)
Death rate per 1,000 population: 11.8 (11.4) (adjusted rate 11.6 (11.3))
Deaths of infants:
Legitimate Illegitimate Total
Under 1 month 786 (743) 115 (116) 901 (859)
1 month to 1 year 291 (268) 26 (33) 317 (301)
Total under 1 year 1,077(1,011) 141 (149) 1,218(1,160)
Infant mortality rate: 22.07 (21.04) 26.39 (31.80) 22.49 (22.00)
(per 1,000 live births)
Neo-natal mortality rate: 16.10 (15.46) 21.52 (24.75) 16.64 (16.29)
(per 1,000 live births)
Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births: 9.9 (8.9)
Number of marriages registered: 32,292 (33,452)
Maternal mortality:
Rate per 1,000
Post- Other pregnancy live and
abortion and childbirth Total still-births
Deaths from sepsis . 10 (8) — (—) 10 (8)
Deaths from other causes 9 (5) 14 (15) 23 (20)
Total 19 (13) 14 (15) 33 (28) 0-60 (0-52)
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