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
City of London 1970
[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 1970, 4,780.
Annual Rateable Value — as at 1st April, 1970, £49,687 ,481
Annual Sum Received from Penny General Rate — L205,000.
VITAL STATISTICS COMPILED FROM REGISTRAR GENERAL 'S RETURN
| 1969 | 1970 | |
| Live Births | ||
| Number | 27 | 23 |
| Rate per 1,000 population | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Illegitimate Live Births | ||
| Number | 1 | 2 |
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 3.7 | 8.7 |
| Stillbirths | ||
| Number | NIL | NIL |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and still births | NIL | NIL |
| Total Live and Still Births | 27 | 23 |
| Infant Deaths (deaths under 1 year) | NIL | NIL |
| Infant Mortality Rates | ||
| Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | NIL | NIL |
| Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births | NIL | 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) | NIL | NIL |
| Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births' Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per | NIL | NIL |
| 1,000 total live and stillbirths) | NIL | NIL |
| Maternal Mortality (including abortion) | ||
| Number | NIL | NIL |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | NIL | NIL |
| Deaths (all ages) | ||
| Number | 38 | 50 |
| Rate per 1,000 resident population | 8.73 | 10.46 |