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15
Stillbirths.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Legitimate
10
4
6
Stillbirth Rate 0.17 per 1,000
total population and 13.2 per
1,000 (live and still births).
Illegitimate
1
1
—
11
5
6
Deaths.
Total.
Male.
Female.
741
336
405
Death Rate 11.4 per 1,000
total population. (Adjusted
rate for comparison with
other areas 9.9.)
The area comparability factor calculated by the Registrar
General for comparison of death rates, is 0.87.
Deaths from Puerperal Causes.
Puerperal Sepsis
Nil
Maternal Mortality Rate Nil
per 1,000 (live and still births).
Other Puerperal Causes
Nil
Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Legitimate
25
11
14
Infant Mortality Rate 31.6
per 1,000 live births.
Illegitimate
1
1
—
26
12
14
All Infants per 1,000 live births 31.6
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 live legitimate births 31.9
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 live illegitimate births 25.6
Vital Statistics of the Borough for the past ten years.
Year
Population
No. of
Births
(Live)
No. of
Deaths
No. of
Infant
Deaths
No. of
Maternal
Deaths
Birth
Rate
Death
Rate
Infant
Mortality
Rate
Maternal
Mortality
Rate
1946
60,540
1,176
656
31
1
19.4
10.8
26.3
0.82
1947
62,640
1,308
731
25
1
20.9
11.7
19.11
0 74
1948
63,360
1,042
631
21
1
16.4
9.9
20.15
0.94
1949
64,140
1,030
699
16
1
16.1
10.9
15.5
0.95
1950
64,610
892
739
19
Nil
13.8
11.4
21.3
Nil
1951
64,550
916
735
11
Nil
14.2
11.4
12.0
Nil
1952
64,350
908
720
20
Nil
14.1
11.2
22.0
Nil
1953
64,590
880
692
13
Nil
13.6
10.7
14.8
Nil
1954
64,800
824
727
17
Nil
12.7
11.2
20.6
Nil
1955
64,780
823
741
26
Nil
12.7
11.4
31.6
Nil
Statistics for England and Wales, 1955.
Birth Rate (per 1,000 total population) 15.0
Death Rate (per 1,000 total population) 11.7
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) 24.9
(lowest ever recorded in the country.)