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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Erith 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS
FOR YEAR 1961
A (4)b Births
Male Female Total
Live Births Legitimate 33 9 327 666
Illegitimate 15 16 31
35 4 3 4 3 697
Live Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population (Registrar
General's Figure):— 15.47.
Birth rate corrected for comparison with other areas:—
15.62.
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General:—
1.01.
Live Birth Rate. England and Wales:— 17.4.
Corresponding rate for the Borough of Erith for year
I960:— 15.73.
Male Female Total
Still Births Legitimate 11 9 20
Illegitimate — — —
11 9 20
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births:— 28.03.
Still Birth rate per 1,000 total births, England and
Wales:— 19.1.
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population:— 0.44.
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Home Population, England and
Wales:— 0.34.
Male Female Total
Total Live and Still Births 365 352 717
A (4)c Infant Mortality
Deaths of infants under 1 year of age:—
Male Female Total
Legitimate 4 5
Illegitimate 1 — 1
5 5 10