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Wembley 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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STATISTICAL APPENDIX A.
CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS, 1960
from figures supplied by Registrar-General.
(Some comparative 1959 figures within brackets.)
Population Total 126,120
Live Births.
Male. Female. Total. Live birth rate
Legitimate 805 788 1,593 per 1,000
(1,547) mated
Illegitimate 33 26 59 tion 13.1
(46) (12.6)
Adjusted by Area Comparability
Factor of Registrar-General 1.01 13.2
Stillbirths.
Legitimate 16 11 27 Rate per 1,000
(22) total (live and
still) births
Illegitimate — 2 2 13.35 (12.79)
(1) Stillbirth rate
per 1,000 estimated
population
0.23
(0.18)
Deaths 589 536 1,125 Death rate per
(1,219) 1,000 estimated
population —
Crude
rate 8.01
(9.7)
Adjusted by Area Comparability Standardised
Factor of Registrar-General 1.15 rate 9.21
(11.3)
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