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LONDON ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY
VITAL STATISTICS, 1962
Figures in brackets are for 1961
Population: Area comparability factors:
Males 1,500,000 }3,186,000 (3,180,000) Births 0.90 (0.90)
Females 1,686,000 Deaths 0.97 (0.96)
Number of marriages registered: 33,983 (33,579)
Live births:
Legitimate 53,689 (52,420) Illegitimate live births
Illegitimate 8,835 (7,632) }62,524 (60,052) per cent. of total live births: 14.1(12.7)
Live birth rate per 1,000 population: 19.6 (18.9) (adjusted rate 17.6 (17.0))
Stillbirths:
Legitimate 848 (913) }1,054 (1,103)
Illegitimate 206 (190)
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths: 16.6 (18.0)
Total live and stillbirths: 63,578 (61,155)
Deaths:
Males 19,464 (19,108) }38,346 (37,915)
Females 18,882 (18,807)
Death rate per 1,000 population: 12.0 (11.9) (adjusted rate 11.7 (11.4))
Deaths of infants:
Legitimate Illegitimate Total
Under 1 month 771 (799) 182 (154) 953 (953)
1 month to 1 year 308 (295) 55 (34) 363 (329)
Total under 1 year 1,079(1,094) 237 (188) 1,316 (1,282)
Infant mortality rate: (per 1,000 live births) 20.1 (20.9) 26.8 (24.6) 21.0 (21.4)
Neo-natal mortality rate: „ „ „ „ 14.4 (15.2) 20.6 (20.2) 15.2 (15.9)
Early neo-natal mortality rate: „ „ „ „ 12.6 (13.7) 18.6 (18.3) 13.4 (14.3)
Perinatal mortality rate: (per 1,000 total births) 27.9 (30.5) 40.9 (42.2) 29.8 (32.0)
Maternal mortality:
Rate per 1,000
Post- Other pregnancy live and
abortion and childbirth Total stillbirths
Deaths from sepsis 7 (14) — (—) 7 (14)
Deaths from other causes 5 (4) 21 (27) 26(31)
Total 12 (18) 21 (27) 33 (45) 0.52 (0.74)
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