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Erith 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS
FOR YEAR 1959
A (4)b Births
Male Female Total
Live Births Legitimate 333 328 661
Illegitimate 13 15 28
346 343 689
Live Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population (Registrar
General's Figure):—15.08.
Birth rate corrected for comparison with other areas: —
15.08.
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General: —
1.00.
Live Birth rate, England and Wales:—16.5.
Corresponding rate for the Borough of Erith for year
1958:—14.65.
Male Female Total
Still Births Legitimate 8 9 17
Illegitimate — 2 2
8 11 19
Still Birth rate per 1,000 total births:—26.84.
Still Birth rate per 1,000 total births, England and
Wales:—21.0.
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population:—0.42.
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population, England
and Wales:—0.35.
Male Female Total
Total live and still births 354 354 708
A (4)c Infant Mortality
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age: —
Male Female Total
Legitimate 6 3 9
Illegitimate — — —
6 3 9