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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
Southall 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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APPENDICES
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS
Table I.
| Total | Male | Female | Comparative Figures for 1953 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births—Legitimate | 678 | 321 | 357 | 682 |
| Illegitimate | 23 | 11 | 12 | 31 |
| Stillbirths—Legitimate | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | 3 |
| Deaths | 662 | 336 | 326 | 731 |
| Birth rate (live and stillbirths) per 1,000 of the estimated population | 13.06 | 13.22 | ||
| Stillbirth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 14.06 | 17.91 | ||
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the civilian population | 1216 | 13.31 | ||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Heading 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List):— | ||||
| No. 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth, Abortion 1 | 1.41 | 1.38 | ||
| Death rate of infants under 1 year of age :— | ||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 18.54 | 29.45 | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 17.70 | 30.79 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 43.48 | — | ||
| Deaths from cancer (all ages) | 115 | 120 | ||
| Deaths from cancer (all ages) | — | 1 | ||
| Deaths from whooping cough (all ages) | — | 1 | ||
| Deaths from whooping cough (all ages) | — | — | ||