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Neo-Natal Deaths (under four weeks of age):—
Male
Female
Total
Legitimate
39
15
54
Illegitimate
3
—
3
Total
42
15
57
Neo-natal mortality rate per 1,000 live births 17.6
Neo-natal mortality rate for England and Wales 15.1
Early Neo-natal Mortality rate (first week) per 1,000
live births 15.1
Peri-natal mortalitv rate per 1,000 live and still births 28.3
Maternal Mortality:—
Maternal deaths NIL
Maternal Mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births NIL
Maternal Mortality rate for England and Wales 0.4
Deaths:—
Male
Female
Total
1,134
1,056
2,190
Death rate per 1,000 population:
Crude Death rate 10.4
Comparability Factor 1.16
Adjusted Death rate 12.1
Death rate for England and Wales 11.9
Population.
The mid year population of the district was estimated to be 209,600
which shows a very slight increase on the previous year and this, apart
from 1960, is the only year to show such a rise since the population started
tailing from the all time record of 222,300 estimated in 1950. The natural
increase in population which is the excess of births over deaths last year
was 1,056.
Births.
The total number of births registered during the year was 3,246
(1.669 male and 1,577 female). 167 of these births were illegitimate,
Swing a percentage of total births of 5.1. This was an increase of 0-7 per
cent as compared with 1961 and 1.6 per cent as compared with 1952. The
birth rate was again up at 15.5 per 1,000 population which when corrected
by the application of the Registrar General's area comparability factor
gives a birth of 16.1 as compared with the birth rate of 18.0 per
1,000 population for England and Wales.
Stillbirths.
Fourty-four stillbirths were registered last year giving a stillbirth
rate of 13.4 per 1,000 total births. This is the lowest level ever recorded in
Harrow and compares with the rate of 18.1 for the country as a whole.
Infantile Mortality.
Last year 73(52 male and 21 female) infants living in the district or
born to mothers ordinarily resident here died at one year of age. This was