London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Harrow 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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TABLE I Summary of Vital Statistics 1946—1970

Estimated Civilian PopulationBirth Rate per 1,000 PopulationDeath Rate per 1,000 PopulationInfant Mortality Rate—Deaths under 1 year per 1,000Neonatal Mortality Rate—Deaths under 1 month yer 1,000Materna Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still birthsStill Birth Rate per 1,000 live and still births
1946210,89018.08.631.0_0.7530.0
1947215,93017.78.524.0_1.0023.2
1948218,70014.78.428.80.6020.9
1949220,30013.98.520.71.6020.9
1950222,30012.88.913.61.3021.6
1951220,00013.19.522.11.0023.9
1952219,00013.18.721.71.3018.2
1953217,90012.58.816.90.3024.5
1954217,70012.68.216.711.30.7020.0
1955217,10012.78.917.612.00.3517.8
1956216,20012.98.821.116.70.7020.4
1957215,00012.99.014.09.70.3021.9
1958214,30013.29.317.013.50.7016.3
1959213,70013.79.715.011.6Nil14.4
1960214,37014.59.418.614.40.3218.2
1961209,58014.710.218.112.60.3014.7
1962209,60015.510.422.517.6Nil13.4
1963209,52015.210.416.311.9Nil16.6
1964210,25015.99.312.28.1Nil12.1
1965209,60015.89.710.07.60.5912.5
1966208,73015.19.712.08.6Nil15.9
1967208,20014.99.917.014.8Nil11.6
1968208,22015.210.412.38.9Nil13.1
1969207,70014.610.412.09.0Nil13.0
1970206,06014.510.314.09.0Nil11.0

TABLE II

Comparative Vital and Mortality Statistics for the Borough of Harrow and for England and Wales for years 1960—1970

Birth RateDeath RateInfant Mortality Rate
YearHarrowEngland and WalesHarrowEngland and WalesHarrowEngland and Wales
196014.917.111.111.518.621.9
196115.317.411.912.018.121.4
196216.118.012.111.922.520.7
196315.518.211.212.216.321.6
196416.218.410.011.312.230.0
196516.118.110.111.510.019.0
196615.417.710.211.712.019.0
196715.217.210.311.217.018.3
196815.516.910.811.912.318.0
196914.916.310.811.912.018.0
197014.516.010.611.714.018.0