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Wembley 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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STATISTICAL APPENDIX A.
CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS, 1956
from figures supplied by Registrar-General.
(Some comparative 1955 figures within brackets.)
Population Total 128,300
Live Births.
Male. Female. Total. Live birth rate per 1,000 estimated population. 11.63
Legitimate 758 686 1,444
(1,352)
Illegitimate 25 23 48
(45) (10.83)
Stillbirths.
Legitimate 15 14 29 Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 11.86 (11.06)
(28)
Illegitimate — — — 11.86 (11.06)
(1) Stillbirth rate per 1,000 estimated population 0.22
(0.22)
Deaths 613 547 1,160 Death rate per 1,000 estimated population — Crude rate 9.04
(1,045)
(8.10)
Adjusted by Area Comparability Standardised rate 10.67 (8.91)
Factor of Registrar-General 1.18
Infantile Mortality.
Deaths of infants under one year of age:—
Male. Female. Total.
Legitimate 17 8 25
(21) 25
Illegitimate — — — (24)
(3)
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