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Wembley 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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STATISTICAL APPENDIX A.
CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS, 1955 from figures supplied by Registrar-General.
(Some comparative 1954 figures within brackets.)
| Population | Total 129,000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | ||||
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Live birth rate per 1,000 estimated population 10.83 (11.44) | |
| Legitimate | 695 | 657 | 1,352 | |
| (1,426) | ||||
| Illegitimate | 20 | 25 | 45 | |
| (55) | ||||
| Stillbirths. | ||||
| Legitimate | 11 | 17 | 28 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 11.06 (11.66) Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated population 0.22 (0.22) |
| (28) | ||||
| Illegimate | – | 1 | 1 | |
| (1) | ||||
| Deaths | 525 | 520 | 1,045 | Death rate per 1,000 estimated population — |
| (1,118) | ||||
| Crude | ||||
| rate 8.10 | ||||
| (8.63) | ||||
| Adjusted by Area Comparability | Standardised | |||
| Factor of Registrar-General | 1.10 | rate 8.91 (9.49) | ||
Infantile Mortality.
Deaths of infants under one year of age:—
| Male. | Female. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 (27) |
| (26) | ||||
| Illegitimate | – | 3 | 3 | |
| (1) |