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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
Havering 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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The population for the whole of England and Wales is
48,390,800 (48,075,300) and the Greater London area — the
City of London and the London Boroughs — with its population
of 7,880,760 (7,913,600) accounts for 16.3 (16.5) per cent of the
population of England and Wales.
(Figures for 1966 are given in parenthesis)
| Live Births | Male | Female | T otal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1968 | 1929 | 3897 | (4013) |
| Illegitimate | 111 | 97 | 208 | ( 211) |
| Total | 2079 | 2026 | 4105 | (4224) |
| Birth Rate per 1000 population | 14.9 | (15.5) | ||
| Illegitimate live births (percentage of total live births) | 5.3% | (5.0%) | ||
| Still Births | ||||
| Legitimate | 25 | 36 | 61 | (57) |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 | 3 | ( 3) |
| Total | 26 | 38 | 64 | (60) |
| Total live and still births | 4169 | (4284) | ||
| Still birth rate (per 1000 live and still births) | 14.9 | (14.0) | ||
| Infant Deaths (under 1 year) | ||||
| T otal | ||||
| Legitimate | 42 | 26 | 68 | (54) |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 4 | 5 | ( 4) |
| Total | 43 | 30 | 73 | (58) |
| Infant Mortality Rates — | ||||
| Total infant deaths per 1000 total live births | 17.8 | (13.7) | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1000 legitimate live births | 17.4 | (13.5) | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1000 illegitimate live births | 24.0 | (18.9) | ||
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