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Births.
The live births registered during the year numbered 504. This gives a crude
live birth rate of 19.61 per 1,000 Home population, compared with 20.85 for 1951.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for the
purpose of securing comparability between local birth rates is 0.97. This makes
the Adjusted Birth Rate 19.02 compared with 20.22 in 1951.
The birth rate for England and Wales was 15.3 and for London 17.6.
Stillbirths.
The number of stillbirths registered was 6, equal to a rate of 11.76 per
1,000 total births, compared with 29.35 for 1951 and 26.31 for 1950.
Deaths.
The deaths registered totalled 294, equal to a crude death rate for the year
of 11.43 per 1,000 Home population, compared with 11.58 for 1951.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for the
purpose of securing comparability between local death rates is 0.91. This makes
the Adjusted Death Rate 10.40 compared with 10.53 for 1951.
The Death Rate for England and Wales was 11.3 and for London 12.6.
Deaths among the inmates of an Institution for elderly men numbered 14.
It should be noted that a large proportion of the deaths were of elderly
people, and of the total deaths 213 or 72.4% were of persons 65 years of age and
over, compared with 70.7 % the previous year.
Those dying at 75 years of age and over accounted for 43.5% of the total
deaths compared with 41.8% in 1951.
Cancer.
Deaths from cancer totalled 38 giving a death rate per 1,000 Home
population of 1.47 compared with 1.93 in 1951.
Tuberculosis.
The death rate per 1,000 Home population was 0.27 as against 0.39 in
1951 and 0.43 in 1950.
Maternal Mortality.
For the third year in succession there was no maternal death.
The maternal mortality rate for England and Wales was 0.72 per 1,000
total (live and still) births, compared with 0.79 in 1951.
Infantile Mortality.
The number of deaths under one year was 11, corresponding to a rate of
21.82 per 1,000 births compared with a rate of 24.57 for 1951. The infantile
mortality rate for England and Wales was 27.6 and for London 23.8. Six of the
11 infants died under the age of one week, and four died from congenital
malformations.