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Erith 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS
FOR YEAR 1960
A (4)b Births
Male Female Total
Live Births Legitimate 362 325 687
Illegitimate 21 12 33
383 337 720
Live Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population (Registrar
General's Figure):—15.73.
Birth rate corrected for comparison with other areas: —
15.73.
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General: —
1.00.
Live Birth rate, England and Wales:—17.1.
Corresponding rate for the Borough of Erith for year
1959:—15.08.
Male Female Total
Still Births Legitimate 10 10 20
Illegitimate 1 1 2
11 11 22
Still Birth rate per 1,000 total births:—29.65.
Still Birth rate per 1,000 total births, England and
Wales:-19.8.
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population:—0.48.
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population, England
and Wales:—0.35.
Male Female Total
Total live and still births 394 348 742
A (4)c Infant Mortality
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age: —
Male Female Total
Legitimate 10 4 14
Illegitimate 10 4 14