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Maternal Mortality
England
and
Wales
Borough
of
Bexley
Maternal causes, excluding abortion
Rates per 1,000 total live and
still births
0.27
Nil
Due to abortion
0.07
Nil
Total maternal mortality
0.33
Nil
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE
Year 1961
The Registrar General's Estimate of home population
for the mid-year is 89,670 and this figure is assigned for the
purpose of calculation of all rates.
Births. Males Females Total
Live Births—Total 672 642 1,314
Legitimate 649 620 1,269
Illegitimate 23 22 45
Birth Rate.
Rate per 1,000 estimated home
population 14.7
The following relates to the Birth Rate during the past
ten years: —
1951 Birth Rate 12.79 per thousand
1952 „ „ 12.00 „
1953 „ „ 12.70 „
1954 „ „ 11.80 „
1955 „ „ 12.60 „
1956 „ „ 13.2 „
1957 „ „ 13.6 „
1958 „ „ 13.6
1959 „ „ 14.4 „
1960 „ „ 14.5 „
Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales 17.4
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