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Enfield 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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TABLE 2
VITAL STATISTICS 1966
| LIVE BIRTHS | Males | Females | Total | EARLY NEO-NATAL DEATHS | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,087 | 1,900 | 3,987 | (deaths under the age of 1 week) | |||
| Illegitimate | 137 | 117 | 254 | Legitimate | 24 | 18 | 42 |
| - | - | - | Illegitimate | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2,224 | 2,017 | 4,241 | — | — | — | ||
| Rate per 1,000 Population | 28 | 19 | 4/ | ||||
| Enfield (Crude) | 15.84 | Rate per 1,000 live births | |||||
| Enfield (Standardised) | 16.47 | Enfield | 11.08 | ||||
| England and Wales | 17.70 | England and Wales | 11.10 | ||||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births: 5.98% | PERINATAL DEATHS | ||||||
| STILLBIRTHS | Males | Females | Total | (stillbirths and deaths under the age of 1 week) | |||
| Legitimate | 29 | 20 | 49 | Males | Females | Total | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 | 3 | Legitimate | 53 | 38 | 91 |
| — | — | — | Illegitimate | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 30 | 22 | 52 | — | — | — | ||
| 58 | 41 | 99 | |||||
| TOTAL Live and Stillbirths: | 2,254 | 2,039 | 4,293 | Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | |||
| Rate per 1.000 live and stillbirths | Enfield | 23.06 | |||||
| Enfield | 12.11 | England and Wales | 26.30 | ||||
| England and Wales | 15.40 | MATERNAL MORTALITY (including abortion) | |||||
| INFANT DEATHS (deaths under the age of one year) | Number of deaths | 1 | |||||
| Legitimate | Males | Females | Total | Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | |||
| 35 | 24 | 59 | Enfield | 0.23 | |||
| Illegitimate | 5 | 2 | 7 | England and Wales | 0.26 | ||
| 40 | 26 | 66 | DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 live births | Males | 1,579 | |||||
| Enfield: Legitimate | 14.80 | Females | 1,448 | ||||
| Enfield: Illegitimate | 27.55 | Total | 3,027 | ||||
| Enfield: Combined | 15.56 | ||||||
| England and Wales: Combined | 19.00 | Rate per 1,000 Population | |||||
| Enfield (Crude) | 11.31 | ||||||
| NEO-NATAL DEATHS (deaths under the age of 4 weeks) | Enfield (Standardised) | 10.74 | |||||
| Males | Females Total | England and Wales | 11.70 | ||||
| Legitimate | 25 | 18 | 43 | DEATHS FROM CANCER (all forms) | |||
| Illegitimate | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| - | - | - | Males | 379 | |||
| 29 | 20 | 49 | Females | 304 | |||
| Rate per 1.000 live births | Total | 683 | |||||
| Enfield | 11.55 | ||||||
| England and Wales | 12.90 | Rate per 1,000 Population | |||||
| Enfield | 2.551 | ||||||
| England and Wales | 2.250 | ||||||