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Wembley 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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STATISTICAL APPENDIX A.
CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS, 1959
from figures supplied by Registrar-General.
(Some comparative 1958 figures within brackets.)
Population Total 126,300
Live Births.
Male. Female. Total. Live birth rate
Legitimate 786 761 1,547 per 1,000
(1,465) mated
Illegitimate 28 18 46 tion 12.6
(55) (11.99)
Adjusted by Area Comparability
Factor of Registrar-General 1.01 12.7
Stillbirths.
Legitimate 11 11 22 Rate per 1,000
(23) total (live and
still) births
Illegitimate 1 — 1 12.79 (12.18)
(2) Stillbirth rate
per 1,000 estimated
population
0.18
(0.20)
Deaths 645 574 1,219 Death rate per
(1,114) 1,000 estimated
population—
Crude
rate 9.7
(8.79)
Adjusted by Area Comparability Standardised
Factor of Registrar-General 1.17 rate 11.3
(10.28)
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