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Waltham Forest 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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| Area of Borough (in acres) | 9,805 | |||
| Population (Registrar General's Estimate, midyear 1969) | 235,880 | |||
| Number of Rate Assessments at 31st December 1969 | 94,391 | |||
| Total Assessable Value | £12,189,681 | |||
| Product of a penny rate | £48,900 | |||
| Live Births: | WALTHAM FOREST | ENGLAND & WALES | ||
| MALES | FEMALES | |||
| Legitimate | 1855 | 1825 | 3680 | |
| Illegitimate | 150 | 160 | 310 | |
| 3990 | ||||
| Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population | 16.9 | 16.3 | ||
| " " " as adjusted by comparability factor (1.06) | 17.9 | |||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 8.0 | |||
| Stillbirths: | ||||
| Number (34 males:25 females) | 59 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | 17 | 13 | ||
| Total live and stillbirths | 4059 | |||
| Infant deaths (deaths under one year) | 61 | |||
| Infant Mortality Rates: | ||||
| Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | 15 | 18 | ||
| Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births | 15 | |||
| Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 16 | |||
| Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 10 | 12 | ||
| Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births) | 9 | 10 | ||
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (stillbirths and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and stillbirths) | 25 | 23 | ||
| Maternal Mortality: | ||||
| Number of deaths | 4 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | 0.99 | |||
| Deaths: | ||||
| Total number | 3035 | |||
| Death rate per 1,000 population | 12.9 | 11.9 | ||
| " " as adjusted by comparability factor (0.89) | 11.5 | |||
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