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East Ham 1961

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

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POPULATION
The Registrar General's estimates of the population at 30th June each year were
1960 - 109,160
1961 - 105,470
The corresponding figure for 1959 was 109, 900
The various rates per 1,000 population quoted in this report are based on the above estimates.
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 - SECTION 203

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

notifications:-

(a) Live Births:19601961
(i) Domiciliary317352
(ii) Institutional1,3651,274
(b) Still Births: (i) Domiciliary34
(ii) Institutional2422
(c) Totals: (i) Domiciliary320356
(ii) Institutional.1,3891,296
Grand Totals1,7091,652

Number of premature infants notified during the years (including transferred notifications) where the mothers normally reside in the area.

19601961
(i) Born at home98
(ii) Born in hospital or nursing home9997
Totals108105

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

19571958195919601961
Number of live births1,4471,5001,5251,6861,634
Birth rate per 1,000 population12.813.513.815.415.5
Area comparability factor0.980.980.991.001.00
Corrected birth rate12.513.213.615.415.5
Birth rate for England and Wales16.116.416.517.117.4

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:

19571958195919601961
No. of still births4229262930
Rate per 1, 000 total births28.218.916.716.917.4

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

TABLE 1

Still births per 1, 000 population
19571958195919601961
England and Wales0.370.360.350.340.34
East Ham0.370.260.230.260.28