London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Waltham Forest 1972
[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 1972) | 233,200 | ||
| Number of Rate Assessments at 3 1 st March, 1973 | 97,132 | ||
| Total Assessable Value | £12,700,587 | ||
| Product of a penny rate | £121.500 | ||
| Live Births: | WALTHAM FOREST | ENGLAND & WALES | |
| MALES FEMALES Legitimate 1670 1583 | 3253 | ||
| 11 legitimate 177 147 | 324 | 14.8 | |
| 3577 | |||
| Live Birth Rate per 1 ,000 population | 15.3 | ||
| " as adjusted by comparability factor (0.99) | 15.1 | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 9.0 | ||
| Sti 1 Ibirths: | |||
| Number (24 males: 30 females) | 54 | 12 | |
| Rate per 1 ,000 total live and stillbirths | 15 | ||
| Total live and stillbirths | 3631 | ||
| Infant deaths (deaths under one year) | 61 | ||
| Infant Mortality Rates: | |||
| Total infant deaths per 1 ,000 total live births | 17 | 17 | |
| Legitimate infant deaths per 1 ,000 legitimate | |||
| live births | 17 | 17 | |
| Illegitimate infant deaths per 1 ,000 illegitimate live births | 15 | 21 | |
| Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths unde; four weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 12 | 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) | 23 | 22 | |
| Maternal Mortality: | |||
| Number of deaths | 1 | ||
| Rate per 1 ,000 total live and stillbirths | 0.27 | ||
| Deaths: | |||
| Total numbe | 3056 | ||
| Death rate per 1,000 population | 13.1 | 12.1 | |
| "as adjusted by comparability factor (0.86) | 1 1.3 | ||
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