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TABLE I
Summary of Vital Statistics 1948-1972
Estimated
Civilian
Population
Birth Rate
per 1,000
Population
Death Rate
per 1,000
Population
Infant
Mortality
Rate—Deaths
under 1 year
per 1,000
Neonatal
Mortality
Rate—Deaths
under 1 month
per 1,000
Maternal
Mortality
Rate per
1,000 live and
still births
Still Birth
Rate per
1,000 live an
still births
1948
218,700
14.7
8.4
28.8
-
0.60
20.9
1949
220,300
13.9
8.5
20.7
1.60
20.9
1950
222,300
12.8
8.9
13.6
1.30
21.6
1951
220,000
13.1
9.5
22.1
1.00
23.9
1952
219,000
13.1
8.7
21.7
1.30
18.2
1953
217,900
12.5
8.8
16.9
0.30
24.5
1954
217,700
12.6
8.2
16.7
11.3
0.70
20.0
1955
217,100
12.7
8.9
17.6
12.0
0.35
17.8
1956
216,200
12.9
8.8
21.1
16.7
0.70
20.4
1957
215,000
12.9
9.0
14.0
9.7
0.30
21.9
1958
214,300
13.2
9.3
17.0
13.5
0.70
16.3
1959
213,700
13.7
9.7
15.0
11.6
Nil
14.4
1960
214,370
14.5
9.4
18.6
14.4
0.32
18.2
1961
209,580
14.7
10.2
18.1
12.6
0.30
14.7
1962
209,600
15.5
10.4
22.5
17.6
Nil
13.4
1963
209,520
15.2
10.4
16.3
11.9
Nil
16.6
1964
210,250
15.9
9.3
12.2
8.1
Nil
12.1
1965
209,600
15.8
9.7
10.0
7.6
0.59
12.5
1966
208,730
15.1
9.7
12.0
8.6
Nil
15.9
1967
208,200
14.9
9.9
17.0
14.8
Nil
11.6
1968
208,220
15.2
10.4
12.3
8.9
Nil
13.1
1969
207,700
14.6
10.4
12.0
9.0
Nil
13.0
1970
206,060
14.5
10.3
14.0
9.0
Nil
11.0
1971
205,000
14.7
10.3
12.0
7.0
Nil
12.0
1972
203,730
14.0
10.1
14.0
9.0
Nil
9.0
TABLE II
Comparative Vital and Mortality Statistics for the Borough of Harrow and
for England and Wales for years 1962-1972
Year
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
Harrow
England
and Wales
Harrow
England
and Wales
Harrow
England
and Wales
1962
16.1
18.0
12.1
11.9
22.5
20.l7
1963
15.5
18.2
11.2
12.2
16.3
21.6
1964
16.2
18.4
10.0
11.3
12.2
30.0
1965
16.1
18.1
10.1
11.5
10.0
19.0
1966
15.4
17.7
10.2
11.7
12.0
19.0
1967
15.2
17.2
10.3
11.2
17.0
18.3
1968
15.5
16.9
10.8
11.9
12.3
18.0
1969
14.9
16.3
10.8
11.9
12.0
18.0
1970
14.5
16.0
10.6
11.7
14.0
18.0
1971
14.7
16.0
10.6
11.6
12.0
18.0
1972
14.0
14.8
10.1
12.1
14.0
17.0