London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Finchley 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]

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Table: INFANT DEATHS (under 1 years of age)

INFANT DEATHS (under 1 years of age)

MalesFemalesTotal
Legitimate16723
Illegitimate---
Rate per 1,000 live births
Finchley:
Legitimate24.4
Illegitimate-
Total23.3
England and Wales (provisional)21.6

Table: NEO-NATAL DEATHS (under 4 weeks of age)

NEO-NATAL DEATHS (under 4 weeks of age)

MalesFemalesTotal
Legitimate15621
Illegitimate---
Rate per 1,000 live births
Finchley21.2
England and Wales15.5

Table: EARLY NEO-NATAL DEATHS (under 1 week of age)

EARLY NEO-NATAL DEATHS (under 1 week of age)

MalesFemalesTotal
Legitimate15419
Illegitimate---
Rate per 1,000 live births
Legitimate20.2
Illegitimate-
Total19.2

Table: PERI-NATAL DEATHS (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week of age)

PERI-NATAL DEATHS (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week of age)

MalesFemalesTotal
Legitimate191433
Illegitimate2-2
211435
Rate per 1,000 live & stillbirths
Legitimate34.6
Illegitimate40.0
Total34.8