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
Ealing 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| SUMMARY OF STATISTICS | LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING | ENGLAND AND WALES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1970 | 1971 | 1971 | |
| Live births:- | ||||
| Legitimate | 5,024 | 4,793 | 4,686 | 717,491 |
| Illegitimate | 528 | 447 | 444 | 65,674 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of estimated population | 18.3 | 17-3 | 16.6 | 16.0 |
| Illegitimate live births (per cent of total live births) | 10.5% | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| Still-births | 81 | 61 | 61 | 9,898 |
| Rate per 1,000 total births (Live and stillbirths) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Deaths | 3,450 | 3,476 | 3,506 | 567,345 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 of estimated population | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.6 |
| Deaths of infants under one year of age:- | ||||
| Legitimate | 89 | 80 | 79 | 12,140 |
| Illegitimate | 10 | 14 | 12 | 1,586 |
| Death-rates of infants under one year of age:- | ||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 17.8 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 17.7 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 18.9 | 31 | 27 | 24 |
| Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 11.9 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Early neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births) | 10.4 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
| Perinatal mortality rate (still-births and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and still-births) | 24.7 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
| Maternal mortality (including abortion):-Number of deaths | Nil | Nil | 2 | 132 |
| Rate per 1,000 live and still births | Nil | Nil | 0.4 | 0.2 |