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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
City of London 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Area — 678 acres (including the Temple and foreshore)
Population — Census 1961, 4,711; Estimated mid-year 1969, 4,350
Annual Rateable Value — as at 1st April, 1969, £48,451,201
Annual Sum Received from Penny General Rate — £198,000
VITAL STATISTICS COMPILED FROM REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURN
| 1968 | 1 969 | |
|---|---|---|
| Live Births | ||
| Number | 23 | 27 |
| Rate per 1,000 population | 5.46 | 6.2 |
| Illegitimate Live Births Number | 1 | 1 |
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 4.34 | 3.7 |
| Stil births Number | NIL | NIL |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and still births | NIL | NIL |
| Total Live and Still Births | 23 | 27 |
| Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year) Infant Mortality Rates | 1 | NIL |
| Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | 43.48 | NIL |
| Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births | 44.45 | NIL |
| Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births | NIL | NIL |
| Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 43.48 | NIL |
| Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births) | 43.48 | NIL |
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) | 43.48 | NIL |
| Maternal Mortality (including abortion) | ||
| Number | NIL | NIL |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | NIL | NIL |
| Deaths (all ages) | ||
| Number | 40 | 38 |
| Rate per 1,000 resident population | 9.5 | 8.7 |