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LONDON ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY
VITAL STATISTICS, 1961
Figures in brackets are for 1960
Population: Area comparability factors:
Males 1,494,000 3,180,000 (3,194,000 Births 0.90(0.90)
Females 1,686,000 Deaths 0.96 (0.98)
Number of marriages registered: 33,579 (32,677)
Live births:
Legitimate 52,420 (50,838) Illegitimate live births
Illegitimate 7,632 ( 6,530) per cent. of total live births: 12.7(11.4)
Live birth rate per 1,000 population: 18.9 (18.0) (adjusted rate 17.0 (16.2) )
Stillbirths:
Legitimate 913(911) 1,103(1,052)
Illegitimate 190(141)
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths: 18.0 (18.0)
Total live and stillbirths: 61,155 (58,420)
Deaths:
Males 19,108 (18,534)37,915 (36,521)
Females 18,807 (17,987)
Death rate per 1,000 population: 11.9 (11.4) (adjusted rate 11.4 (11.2))
Deaths of infants:
Legitimate Illegitimate Total
Under 1 month 799 (761) 154 (125) 953 (886)
1 month to 1 year 295 (307) 34 (39) 329 (346)
Total under 1 year 1,094 (1,068) 188 (164) 1,282 (1,232)
Infant mortality rate:. (per 1,000 live births) 20.87 (21.01) 24.63 (25.11) 21.35 (21.48)
Neo-natal mortality rate: .. „ „ „ „ 15.24(14.97) 20.18 (19.14) 15.87 (15.44)
Early neo-natal mortality rate: „ „ „ „ 13.66 (13.04) 18.34 (16-39) 14.25 (13.42)
Perinatal mortality rate: .. (per 1,000 total births) 30.54(30.42) 42.19(37.18) 32.03 (31.19)
Maternal mortality:
Rate per 1,000
Post- Other pregnancy live and
abortion and childbirth Total stillbirths
Deaths from sepsis 14 (9) — (—) 14 (9)
Deaths from other causes 4 (2) 27 (15) 31 (17)
Total 18 (11) 27(15) 45 (26) 0.74(0.45)