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
Barking 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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VITAL STATISTICS 1972
Registrar General's estimate of residential population, mid-year 1972 158,710
Live Births:
Legitimate (1,001 males, 962 females) 1,963
Illegitimate ( 65 males, 75 females) 140
Total (1,066 males, 1,037 females) 2,103
Illegitimate live births per cent of total 6.66
Live birth rate per 1,000 population 13.25
Live birth rate adjusted by comparability factor of 1.11 14.71
Stillbirths:
Legitimate ( 23 males, 13 females) 36
Illegitimate ( - males, 1 female ) 1
Total 37
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths 17.29
Total live and stillbirths 2,140
Deaths:
Infant deaths (under 1 year) (18 males, 14 females) 32
Infant death rate per 1,000 live births 15.22
Legitimate infant death rate per 1,000 legitimate live births
(17 males, 14 females) 15.80
Illegitimate infant death rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births
( 1 males, - females) 7.14
Neo-natal mortaility rate (deaths under 4 weeks (23) per
1,000 live births) 10.94
Peri-natal mortality rate (stillbirths (3) and deaths under 1 week (18)
per 1,000 live and stillbirths) 25.70
General Mortality:
Number of deaths (1,106 males, 925 females) 2,031
Death rate per 1,000 population-crude 12.80
Death rate adjusted by comparability factor of 1.02 13.06
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