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Woolwich 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Extracts from the vital statistics for the year, with
comparative figures for 1959* are shown below
TABLE NO. 1
| 1959 | 1960 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population (Home, i.e. including members | ||
| of H.M. Forces stationed in the district) | 144,800 | 145,470 |
| Live Births - Legitimate | 1,875 | 2,052 |
| Live Births - Illegitimate | 97 | 127 |
| Total Live Births | 1,972 | 2,179 |
| Birth Rate | 13.6 | 14.97 |
| Stillbirths | 42 | 39 |
| Stillbirths - Rate per 1,000 total births | 21.3 | 17.9 |
| Total Deaths | 1,542 | 1,424 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population | 10.6 | 9.8 |
| Maternal Deaths | Nil | Nil |
| Death Rate from Puerperal Causes per 1,000 total births | - | - |
| Deaths of Infants under one year | 4l | 37 |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year | 20.8 | 160 97 |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis (all forms) | 14 | 9 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 279 | |
| Deaths from Acute Poliomyelitis | Nil | Nil |
BIRTHS
The number of live births registered in Woolwich during
i960 was 2,713. After correction for inward and outward
transfers, the net number of Woolwich live births was 2,179
being 207 more than in the previous year. Of the total births
1,109 were boys and 1,070 girls. It is known that 1,518 births
took place in public institutions in the Borough, of which 856
concerned Woolwich mothers. The birth rate was 14.9 which, when
adjusted to allow for the differing age and sex distribution of
the population in various parts of the country, gives a birth
rate of 14.8 compared with the birth rate for London of 17.8
and that for England and Wales of 17.1. There were 39 stillbirths
during the year under review.
MARRIAGES
There were l,04l marriages in the Borough during 1960,
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