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Croydon 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR 1966
Area, 23,815 acres.
Population (Census 1961), 327,239 Total population (estimate of
Registrar-General), 327,190 (Midsummer, 1966)
Number of Inhabited Houses: 100,946
Rateable Value of Borough 1966 as from 1.4.66, £19,498,258
Product of a Penny Rate, for London Borough for Croydon Purposes
£76,970
Rate in the £. lls.2d. (for the year 1.4.66 to 1.4.67)
Summary of Statistics for 1966
| Live Births | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,698 | 2,445 | 5,143 |
| Illegitimate | 272 | 267 | 539 |
| 5,682 | |||
| Illegitimate Live Births per cent. of total births | 9.5 | ||
| Live Birth Rate (as adjusted by comparability factor 1.02) | 17.7 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 17.7 | ||
| Stillbirths | 68 | ||
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 11.8 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 15.4 | ||
| Total Births | 5,750 | ||
| Infant Deaths | 62 | ||
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 10.9 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 19.0 | ||
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 legitimate births | 12.1 | ||
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 illegitimate births | 11.5 | ||
| Neo-natal Mortality rate (First four weeks) per 1,000 total live births | 8.6 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 12.9 | ||
| Early Neo-natal Mortality rate (First week) per 1,000 total live births | 7.9 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 11.1 | ||
| Perinatal Mortality rate (stillbirths + deaths during the first week) per 1,000 total live and still births | 19.7 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 26.3 | ||
| Maternal Deaths (excluding abortion) | Nil | ||
| Maternal Mortality rate (including abortion) per 1,000 total live and still births | 0.17 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 0.26 | ||
| Deaths, 3,985 Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population | 12.2 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 11.7 | ||
| Death rate (as adjusted by comparability factor 0.88) | 10.7 | ||