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Enfield 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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TABLE 2 VITAL STATISTICS 1969

LIVE BIRTHS Males FemalesTotalEARLY NEO-NATAL DEATHS
(deaths under the age of 1 week)MalesmalesTotal
Legitimate1,8661,7593,625Legitimate12 1527
Illegitimate127138265
Illegitimate-11
1,9931,8973,890
Rate per 1,000 Population121628
Enfield (Crude)14.6Rate per 1,000 live births
Enfield (Standardised)15.2Enfield7.0
England and Wales16.3England and Wales10.0
Enfield Illegitimate live births per cent. of total live births6.6PERINATAL DEATHS
England and Wales Illegitimate live births(stillbirths and deaths under the age of 1 week)
per cent, of total live births80MalesFemalesTotal
Legitimate373875
STILLBIRTHSMalesFemalesTotalIllegitimate134
Legitimate252348---
Illegitimate123384179
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262551Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths Enfield20.0
Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths Enfield13.0England and Wales23.0
England and Wales13.0MATERNAL MORTALITY (including abortion)
INFANT DEATHS (deaths under the age of 1 year)MalesFemalesTotalNumber of Deaths2
Legitimate303161Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths Enfield0.5
Illegitimate224DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
323365Males1,559
Rate per 1,000 live birthsFemales1,576
Enfield; Legitimate168
Enfield: Illegitimate150Total3,135
Enfield: Combined16 7Rate per 1,000 Population
England and Wales: Combined180Enfield (Crude) Enfield (Standardised)11.8 11.2
NEO-NATAL DEATHS (deaths under the age of 4 weeks)England and Wales11. 9
MalesFemalesTotal
Legitimate152136DEATHS FROM CANCER (all forms)
Illegitimate-11Males344
Females337
152237
Rate per 1.000 live birthsTotal681
Enfield95Rate per 1,000 Population
England and Wales120Enfield26
Comparability Factors In view of the differing sex and age distribution of local populations, the General Register Office supplies factors for adjusting the birth and death rates to enable comparisons to be made with the rates for other areas and the country as a whole. In addition, the Death Rate Area Comparability Factor is adjusted to take account of the presence of any residential institution in the area. The Comparability Factors for Enfield are: Births 1.04, Deaths 0.95.