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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
Crayford 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Crayford]
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MATERNAL MORTALITY
| England and Wales | Crayford U.D.C. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rates per 1,000 Total Live and Still Births | ||
| Maternal causes, excluding abortion | 0.20 | 2.78 |
| Due to abortion | 0.06 | — |
| Total maternal mortality | 0.25 | 2.78 |
EXTRACTS PROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1964 LIVE BIRTHS
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 688 | 359 | 329 |
| Illegitimate | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| 707 | 566 | 341 | |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated home population | 21.04 | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 2.69 | ||
| General birth rate for England and Wales | 18.4 | ||
| STILLBIRTHS | Total | Male | Female |
| Legitimate | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | 1 |
| 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 18.05 | ||
| Total | Male | Female | |
| DEATHS | 269 | 146 | 123 |
Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 8.00
General death rate for England and Wales 11.3
The Registrar General has supplied comparability factors for 1964.
The standardised Birth Rate which allows for comparison with other parts
of the country is 15.78 and the standardised Death Rate is 11.34