London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table (iv)—
| Age | Parity | Number of confinements (a) | Number of births | Stillbirth rate (b) | Neonatal deaths in first 7 days | Perinatal mortality rate (b) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live births | Stillbirths | Total births | ||||||
| Under 20 years | 0 | 210 (1) | 5 | 210 | 23.8 | 4 | 42.9 | |
| 1 | 253 | - | 252 | - | 3 | 11.9 | ||
| 2 | 75 | 75 | - | 75 | - | - | - | |
| 3 + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| All | 538 (1) | 532 | 5 | 537 | 93 | 7 | 22.3 | |
| 20-29 years | 0 | 673 (1) | 665 | 4 | 669 | 60 | 4 | 120 |
| 1 | 3,258 (12) | 3,252 | 13 | 3,265 | 40 | 15 | 8.6 | |
| 2 | 2,308 (7) | 2,305 | 8 | 2,313 | 3.5 | 8 | 6.9 | |
| 3+ | 1,538 (5) | 1,529 | 9 | 1,538 | 5.9 | 4 | 8.5 | |
| All | 7,777 (25) | 7,751 | 34 | 7,785 | 4.4 | 31 | 8.3 | |
| 30-39 years | 0 | 54 (1) | 53 | 1 | 54 | 18.5 | - | 18.5 |
| 1 | 745 (3) | 742 | 6 | 748 | 8.0 | - | 8.0 | |
| 2 | 1,020 (5) | 1,012 | 11 | 1,023 | 10.8 | 3 | 13.7 | |
| 3 | 812 (1) | 800 | 12 | 812 | 14.8 | 5 | 20.9 | |
| 4+ | 843 (5) | 830 | 10 | 840 | 11.9 | 2 | 14.3 | |
| All | 3,474 (15) | 3,437 | 40 | 3,477 | 11.5 | 10 | 14.4 | |
| 40 years and over | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 1 | 20 (2) | 21 | 1 | 22 | 45.5 | - | 45.5 | |
| 2 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 31.3 | - | 31.3 | |
| 3 | 45 | 45 | - | 45 | - | 1 | 22.2 | |
| 4 | 31 | 31 | - | 31 | - | - | - | |
| 5+ | 67 | 63 | 3 | 66 | 45.5 | 2 | 75.8 | |
| All | 197 (2) | 193 | 5 | 198 | 25.3 | 3 | 40.4 | |
| Age or parity not stated | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | |
| Grand Total | 11,996 (43) | 11,923 | 84 | 12,007(c) | 7.0 | 51 | 11.2 | |
(a) Number of confinements with twins shown in brackets.
(b) Hates per 1,000 total births.
(c) There were 32 abortions and miscarriages not shown in the table.
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