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
Harrow 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Neo Natal Deaths (under four weeks of age):—
| Male | Female | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 14 | 6 | 20 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 26 | |
| Neo—natal mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 9.0 | |||
| Neo—natal mortality rate for England and Wales | 12.0 | |||
| Early Neo—natal mortality rate (first week) per 1,000 live births | 8.0 | |||
| Peri—natal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births | 20.0 | |||
| Maternity Mortality:— | ||||
| Maternal deaths | Nil | |||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births | Nil | |||
| Maternal mortality rate for England and Wales | 0.19 | |||
| Deaths:— | ||||
| 1,126 | 1,032 | 2,158 | ||
| Death rate per 1,000 population | ||||
| Crude Death Rate | 10.4 | |||
| Comparability Factor | 1.04 | |||
| Adjusted Death Rate | 10.8 | |||
| Death rate for England and Wales | 11.9 | |||
Population
The estimated mid—year population was 207,700 which was a decrease
of 520 as compared with the figure for 1968. The natural increase in
population—excess of births over deaths—was 873 and the number of
occupied houses and flats rose by 279 to 68,725.
Births
During the year 3,031 live births (1,551 male and 1,480 female) were
registered, giving a crude birth rate of 14.6 per 1,000 population. Correction
of this rate by the application of the Registrar General's area comparability
factor gives a birth rate of 14.9 as compared with the birth
rate of 16.3 per 1,000 population for England and Wales. 200 of the
live births were illegitimate giving a percentage of total births of 7.0.
Total number of live and stillbirths 3,070
Local births (domiciliary confinement) 378