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
Croydon 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR 1972
Number of Domestic Dwellings; 109,561 Rateable Value of Borough 1972 as from 1.4.72 £23,504,607 Product of a Penny Rate, for London Borough of Croydon purposes, £239,000 Mixed Rate in the£. 81.5p(for the year from 1 4.72)
| Live Births | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,271 | 2,123 | 4,394 |
| Illegitimate | 250 | 222 | 472 |
| 4,866 | |||
| Illegitimate Live Births percent, of total live births | 10 | ||
| Live Birth Rate (as adjusted by comparability factor 0.97) | 14.6 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 14.8 | ||
| Stillbirths | 61 | ||
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 12 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 12 | ||
| Total Births (Live and Still) | 4,927 | ||
| Infant Deaths | 69 | ||
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 14 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 17 | ||
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 13 | ||
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 30 | ||
| Neo-natal Mortality rate (First four weeks) per 1,000 total live births | 10 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 12 | ||
| Early neo-natal Mortality rate (First week) per 1,000 total live births | 9 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 10 | ||
| Perinatal Mortality rate (stillbirths + deaths during the first week) per 1,000 total live and still births | 21 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 22 | ||
| Maternal Deaths (excluding abortion) | 2 | ||
| Maternal Mortality rate (including abortion) per 1,000 total live and still births | 0.41 | ||
| Deaths, 3,828 Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated population | 11.5 | ||
| (England and Wales) | 12.1 | ||
| Death-rate (as adjusted by comparability factor 0.99) | 11.4 | ||