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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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groups, is affected by the same population movement as the
London Boroughs, but not to such an extent as to exceed the
natural increase.
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
(Figures for 1967 are given in parenthesis)
Live Births
| Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2034 | 1834 | 3868 | (3897) |
| Illegitimate | 103 | 99 | 202 | ( 208) |
| Total | 2137 | 1933 | 4070 | (4105) |
| Birth Rate per 1000 population Illegitimate live births (percentage of total live births) | 14.8 | (14.9) | ||
| 5.0% | (5.3%) | |||
| Still Births | ||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 31 | 18 | (61) | |
| Illegitimate | 4 | 3 | 7 | (3) |
| Total | 35 | 21 | 56 | (64) |
| Total live and still births Still birth rate (per 1000 live and still births) | 4125 | (4169) | ||
| 13.3 | (14.0) | |||
| Infant Deaths (under 1 year) | ||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 38 | 34 | 72 | (68) |
| Illegitimate | 4 | 5 | 9 | ( 5) |
| Total | 42 | 39 | 81 | (73) |
| Infant Mortality Rates — | ||||
| Total infant deaths per 1000 total live births | 19.9 | (17.8) | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1000 legitimate live births | 18.6 | (17.4) | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1000 illegitimate live births | 44.6 | (24.0) | ||