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LONDON ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY
VITAL STATISTICS, 1963
Figures in brackets are for 1962
Population: Area comparability factors:
Males 1,500,000 Births 0.86(0.90)
Females 1,679,000 3,179,000 3,186,000 Deaths 1 .05 (0.97)
Number of marriages registered: 34,107 (33,983)
Live births:
Legitimate 54,465 (53,689) Illegitimate live births
Illegitimate 9,035 (8,835) per cent, of total live births: 14.2(14.1)
Live birth rate per 1,000 population: 20.0 (19.6) (adjusted rate 17.2 (17.6)
Stillbirths:
Legitimate 837 (848)
Illegitimate 181 (206) 1,018 (1,054)
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths: 15.8 (16.6)
Total live and stillbirths: 64,518 (63,578)
Deaths:
Males 19,866 (19,464)
Females 19,724 (18,882) 39,590 (38,346)
Death rate per 1,000 population: 12.5 (12.0) (adjusted rate 131 (11 .7)
Deaths of infants:
Legitimate Illegitimate Total
Under 1 month 756 (771) 167 (182) 923 (953)
1 month to 1 year 404 (308) 58 (55) 462 (363)
Total under 1 year 1,160(1,079) 225 (237) 1,385(1,316)
Infant mortality rate: (per 1,000 live births) 21.3 (20.1) 24.9 (26.8) 21.8 (21.0)
Neo-nata! mortality rate: „ „ „ „ 13.9 (14.4) 18.5 (20.6) 14.5 (15.2)
Early neo-natal mortality rate: „ „ „ „ 12.0 (12.6) 16.7 (18.6) 12.6 (13.4)
Perinatal mortality rate: (per 1,000 total births) 26.9 (27.9) 36.0 (40.9) 28.7 (29.8)
Maternal mortality:
Rate per 1,000
Post. Other pregnancy live and
abortion and childbirth Total stillbirths
Deaths from sepsis 9 (7) — (—) 9 (7)
Deaths from other causes 1 (5) 18(21) 19(26)
Total 10 (12) 18 (21) 28 (33) 0.43 (0.52)
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