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London and England and Wales were 17.8 and 18.0 respectively.
Of the 55 infants deaths, 35 were under four weeks old, giving
a neonatal mortality rate of 8.0 per 1,000 total live births. The neonatal
mortality rate for Greater London was 12.3 and for England
and Wales 12.0. There were 28 deaths of infants under one week
of age, giving an early neonatal mortality rate of 6.0 per 1,000
total live births. The rates for Greater London and England and
Wales were 10.7 and 11. The perinatal mortality rate for the
Borough (stillbirths and deaths under one week combined, per
1,000 total live and stillbirths) was 18 and those for Greater
London and England and Wales were 22.6 and 23 respectively.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS—1970
Total Rainfall
The average total rainfall taken over the Borough as a whole
was 25.58 inches.
Temperatures
Due to damage to equipment, the Director of Parks has been
unable to supply the figure for the highest maximum temperature
in 1970.
The lowest minimum temperature recorded in 1970 was 17
degrees Fahrenheit on 5th and 7th January.
The mean minimum daily temperature for 1970 was 42.69
degrees Fahrenheit.