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

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Havering 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]

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Male
Female
Total
Infant Deaths (under 1 year)
Legitimate
30
28
58 (63)
Illegitimate
3
-
3 (1)
Total
33
28
61 (64)
Infant Mortality Rates—
Total infant deaths per 1000 total live births 16.3 (16.4)
Legitimate infants per 1000 legitimate live births 16.4 (17.3)
Illegitimate infants per 1000 illegitimate
live births 15.7 (4.8)
Neo Natal Mortality Rate
(Deaths under 4 weeks of age per 1000
live births) 10.7 (10.5)
Early Neo Natal Mortality Rate
(Deaths under one week of age per 1000 8.5 (10.0)
total live births)
Perinatal Mortality Rate
(Still births and deaths under one week
of age combined per 1000 live and still births) 16.2 (22.0)
Maternal Mortality (including abortion)
Number of deaths 0 (0)
Rate per 1000 live and still births — (—)
Deaths Male Female Total
1121 1005 2126 (2186)
Death rate per 1000 population 11.2 (11.5)
Comparison of the above rates with those of England and Wales is shown
on the following table:-
Havering
England
& Wales
Outer
London
Greater
London
Birth Rate
13.6
16.0
14.3
14.1
Illegitimate Live Births (percentage of total live
births)
5.1
8.0
8.3
11.3
Still Birth Rate
7.7
13.0
11.9
12.0
Infant Mortality rate
16.3
18.0
16.3
17.8
Neo Natal Mortality rate
10.7
12.0
11.6
12.3
Early Neo Natal Mortality rate
8.5
11.0
10.0
10.7
Perinatal Mortality rate
16.2
23.0
21.8
22.6
Maternal Mortality rate
0.0
0.18
0. 12
0.17
Death Rate
11.2
11.7
11.1
11.4
14