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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
Kingston upon Thames 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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VITAL STATISTICS
| Male | Female | Total 1211 | Total 1961 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Live Births- | Legitimate | 272 | 292 | 564 | (596) |
| Illegitimate | 25 | 25 | 50 | (43) | |
| 297 | 517 | 614 | (639) | ||
| Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population. | 17.0 | (17.1) | |||
| Adjusted Birth Rate. | 17.0 | (16.8) | |||
| 3rd. Wales Live Birth Rate. | 18.0 | (17.4) | |||
| Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total Live Births. | 8.8 | (7.2) | |||
| Male | Female | Total 1962 | Total 1961 | ||
| (b) Stillbirths- | Legitimate | 2 | 4 | 6 | (10) |
| Illegitimate | _ | 2 | 2 | (-) | |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | (10) | ||
| Rate per 1,000 total Live and Stillbirths | 13.0 | (15.6) | |||
| England and Wales Stillbirth Rate. | 18.1 | (18.7) | |||
| Male | Female | Total 1962 | Total 1961 | ||
| (c) Total Live and Stillbirths- | Legitimate | 274 | 296 | 570 | (606) |
| Illegitimate | 25 | 27 | 52 | (43) | |
| 299 | 323 | 622 | (649) | ||
| Male | Female | Total 1962 | Total 1961 | ||
| (d) Deaths- | 237 | 226 | 463 | (462) | |
| (i) Death Rate per 1,000 population. | 12.8 | (12.8) | |||
| Adjusted Death Rate | 11.3 | (11.3) | |||
| England and wales Death Rate | 11.9 | (12.0) | |||
| * (ii) Infant Deaths | |||||
| Total No. of Deaths | 18 | (10) | |||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births | 29.3 | (15.6) | |||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births- | |||||
| Legitimate | 22.8 | (16.8) | |||
| Illegifeimate | 6.5 | (Nil) | |||
| Infant Mortality Rat® for England and Wales | 21.4 | (21.4) | |||
| ** Neo Natal Mortality Rats per 1,000 Live Births | 21.1 | (14.1) | |||
| (iii) Maternal. Deaths (including abortion) total | Nil | (Nil) | |||
| (e)Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live and Stillbirths. | Nil | (Nil) | |||
| * Under 1 year of age. ** Under 4 weeks of age. | |||||