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
Bexley 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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Infant Deaths. Males Females Total
Deaths of Infants under one year
of age 8 10 18
Legitimate 8 9 17
Illegitimate — 1 1
Death rate of Infants under one
year of age:
Total per 1,000 live births 13.7
Legitimate per 1,000 legitimate
live births 13.4
Illegitimate per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 22.2
Neo-natal Deaths per 1,000 live
births 8.3
Early Neo-natal Deaths 6.8
Perinatal Deaths 20.3
The following relates to the Infant Mortality Rate during
the past ten years:—
1951 24.76 per 1,000 live births.
1952 11.34
1953 14.36
1954 22.1
1955 17.0
1956 24.6
1957 22.9
1958 13.0
1959 13.1
1960 12.9
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