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Ealing 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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1. VITAL STATISTICS

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Area (in acres)13,708
Population (Census, 1961)299,762
Population (estimated middle of 1966)303,940
Rateable value, 1st April, 1966£23,173,977
Net product of penny rate, 1966/67£94,500
Live births:-
Legitimate males2,577Females2,536Total5,113
Illegitimate males276Females251Total527
Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated population18.6
Illegitimate livebirths(per cent of total live births)9.3%
Sti I Ibirths:-
Males.47Females.43Total90
Rate per 1,000 total births (live and still-births)15.7
Deaths:-
Males-1,765Females.1,814Total3,579
Death-rate per 1,000 of estimated population11.8
Deaths of infants under one year of age:-
Legitimate males50Females41Total91
Illegitimate males8Females4Total12
Death-rates of infants under one year of age:-
All infants per 1,000 live births18.3
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births17.8
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births22.8
Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births)13.1
Early neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births)11.0
Perinatal mortality rate (still-births and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and still-births)26.5
Maternal mortality (including abortions):-
Number of deathsNil
Rate per 1,000 live and still-birthsNil