Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Live Births:
Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 1,924 | 1,796 | 3,720 |
Illegitimate | 150 | 138 | 288 |
4,008 | |||
Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total live births | 7.2 | ||
Live Birth Rate(as adjusted by comparability factor (1.00) | 16.1 | ||
(England and Wales | 17. 1) | ||
Stillbirths | 61 | ||
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total(live and still)births | 15.0 | ||
(England and Wales | 19.7) | ||
Total Births | 4,069 | ||
Infant Deaths | 80 | ||
Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 20 | ||
(England and Wales | 21.7) | ||
Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 legitimate births | 18 | ||
Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 illegitimate births | 45 | ||
Neo-natal Mortality rate (First four weeks) per 1,000 total live births | 13 | ||
(England and Wales | 15. 6) | ||
Early Neo-natal Mortality rate (First week) per 1,000 total live births | 11.5 | ||
Perinatal Mortality rate (stillbirths + deaths during the first week)per 1,000 total live and still births | 26.3 | ||
Maternal Deaths (excluding abortion) | - | ||
Maternal Mortality rate (including abortion) per 1,000 total live and still births | 0. 25 | ||
(England and Wales | 0.39 | ||
Deaths, 2,934. Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population | 11.8 | ||
(England and Wales | 11.5 | ||
Death rate(as adjusted by comparability factor 0.93 | 10.9 |