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Births
The live births registered during the year numbered 682 compared with
644 in 1962. This gives a crude birth rate of 25.9 per 1,000 Home Population
compared with 24.75 for 1962.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for the
purpose of comparability between local births is .87. This makes the Adjusted
Birth Rate 23.4 compared with 22.5 for 1962.
Stillbirths
The number of stillbirths registered was 11, equal to a rate of 15.9 of 1,000
total births, compared with 16.8 for 1962.
Deaths
The deaths registered totalled 358, equal to a crude death rate for the year
of 13.7 per 1,000 Home Population compared with 11.2 for 1962.
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar-General for the
purpose of securing comparability between local deaths is 1.09. This makes the
Adjusted Death Rate 14.9 compared with 11.1 for the year 1962.
The death rate for England and Wales was 12.2 compared with 11.9
recorded for 1962.
Deaths among the inmates of an institution for men numbered 32.
A large proportion of deaths was of elderly people, and of the total deaths
261 or 72.9% were of persons 65 years of age and over compared with 69.5%
the previous year.
Those dying at 75 years of age and over accounted for 45.9% of the deaths
compared with 44.3% for 1962.
Cancer
Deaths from cancer numbered 61 giving a death rate for Home Population
of 2.3, the same as for 1962.
Fourteen males and 4 females died of cancer of the lungs.
Tuberculosis
There were two deaths from tuberculosis in Penge, giving a death rate
of .076.
Maternal Mortality
There were no maternal deaths during the year.