[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham] page 8

East Ham 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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8.
POPULATION
The Registrar General's estimates of the population at 30th June each year were:-
1956 - 114,400
1957 - 112,700
The corresponding figure for 1955 was 116,100.
The various rates per 1,000 population quoted in this report are based on the above estimate
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 - SECTION 203

Table: The following tabulation shows the number of births notified each year, as adjusted by transferred notificatlons:-

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The following tabulation shows the number of births notified each year, as adjusted by transferred notificatlons:-

	1956	1957
(1) Born at home	15	9
(11) Born in hospital or nursing home	63	71
Totals	78	80
The following tabulation shows the number of births notified each year, as adjusted by transferred notificatlons:-
(a) Live Births:	1956	1957
(1) Domiciliary	298	284
(11) Institutional	1,090	1,436
(b) Still births:
(1) Domiciliary	1	5
(11) Institutional	31	35
(c) Totals
(1) Domiciliary	299	289
(11) Institutional	1,121	1,471
Grand Totals	1,420	1,760
Number of premature infants notified during the years (including transferred notifications) where the mothers normally reside in the area.
	1956	1957
(1) Born at home	15	9
(11) Born in hospital or nursing home	63	71
Totals	78	80

Table: The number of births assigned to the area and birth rates for the years under review, with comparative figures for previous years are shown in the following tabulation:

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The number of births assigned to the area and birth rates for the years under review, with comparative figures for previous years are shown in the following tabulation:

	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957
Number of live births	1.606	1.526	1.441	1.393	1.447
Birth rate per 1,000 population	13.5	12.9	12.4	12.1	12.8
Area comparability factor	0.95	0.95	0.95	0.97	0.98
Corrected birth rate	12.8	12.2	11.8	11.7	12.5
Birth rate for England and Wales	15.5	15.2	15.0	15.6	16.1

Table: STILL BIRTHSThe numbers of still births registered and the rates per 1,000 total (live and still) births are shown in the following table, together with comparable figures for the preceding three years:

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STILL BIRTHS

The numbers of still births registered and the rates per 1,000 total (live and still) births are shown in the following table, together with comparable figures for the preceding three years:

	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957
No. of still births	30	28	41	33	42
Rate per 1,000 total births	18.3	18.0	27.6	23.1	28.2

Table: The still birth mortality rates for England and Wales and East Ham are shewn in the following table:-TABLE I

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The still birth mortality rates for England and Wales and East Ham are shewn in the following table:-

TABLE I

	Still births per 1,000 population
	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957
England and Wales	0.35	0.36	0.33	0.36	0.37
East Ham	0.25	0.23	0.35	0.28	0.37

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Table: The following tabulation shows the number of births notified each year, as adjusted by transferred notificatlons:-

Table: The number of births assigned to the area and birth rates for the years under review, with comparative figures for previous years are shown in the following tabulation:

Table: STILL BIRTHSThe numbers of still births registered and the rates per 1,000 total (live and still) births are shown in the following table, together with comparable figures for the preceding three years:

Table: The still birth mortality rates for England and Wales and East Ham are shewn in the following table:-TABLE I