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Erith 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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| Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 338 | 309 | 647 |
| Illegitimate | 13 | 11 | 24 | |
| 351 | 320 | 671 |
Live Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population (Registrar
General's Figure):—14.63
Birth rate corrected for comparison with other areas
14.63
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General
1.00.
Live birth rate. Enaland and Wales:—15.5
Corresponding rate for the Borough of Erith for year 1952:- 14.83
| Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still Births | Legitimate | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | ||
| 6 | 8 | 14 |
Still Birth rate per 1,000 total births:—20.44
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home population:—0.31
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home population, England and
Wales:—0.35
A (4)c Deaths
Male:—293 Female:—206 Total:—499
Death rate per 1,000 Home population:—10.88
Death rate corrected for comparison with other areas
11.86.
(Comparability Factor supplied by Registrar General)
1.09.
Corresponding rate for 1952:—10.85
Death rate per 1,000 Home population, England and
Wales (1953) 11.4
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth:—Nil
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total births:—0.00
Comparative figure for England and Wales:—0.76