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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
Bexley 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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The Registrar-General has supplied a comparability
factor for 1961. The standardised birth rate which allows
for comparison with other parts of the country is 15.1.
45 illegitimate live births were registered against 34 in
1960 giving a percentage of 3.4 of total live births.
Stillbirths. Males Females Total
Total 9 9 18
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still)
births 14.9
18 Stillbirths were registered during the year. This
represents a rate of 0.2 per 1,000 population against 0.22
per 1,000 population in 1960.
The following relates to the Stillbirth Rate during the
past ten years: —
Rate per Thousand
Total Live and
Year Still Births Population
1951 18.23 0.24
1952 12.18 0.18
1953 12.94 0.28
1954 13.26 0.16
1955 16.7 0.21
1956 20.8 0.38
1957 19.2 0.37
1958 19.9 0.28
1959 15.2 0.22
1960 14.9 0.22
Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales 1961 0.33
There were two Stillbirths registered as illegitimate.
Males Females Total
Total Live and Stillbirths ... 681 651 1332
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