London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bromley 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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Infant Mortality:
| Males | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 40 | 27 | 67 | |
| Illegitimate | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| (Total) 74 | ||||
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 total live births 16
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 live legitimate
births 16
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 live illegitimate
births 21
Infant mortality rate for Greater London per
1,000 live births 18.4
Infant mortality rate for England and Wales... 18.3
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths under four weeks
per 1,000 total live births) 10.8
Neonatal mortality rate for Greater London ... 12.9
Neonatal mortality rate for England and Wales 12.5
Early neonatal mortality rate (deaths under one
week per 1,000 total live births) 8.4
Early neonatal mortality rate for Greater London 11.1
Early neonatal mortality rate for England and
Wales 10.8
Perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths and deaths
under one week combined, per 1,000 total
live and still births) 22.0
Perinatal mortality rate for Greater London 24.2
Perinatal mortality rate for England and Wales 25.4
Maternal Mortality:
Maternal deaths (including abortion) Nil
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total live and
still births Nil
Maternal mortality rate for Greater London 0.33
Maternal mortality rate for England and Wales,
per 1,000 total births 0.20
Deaths:
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.515 | 1,558 | 3,073 |