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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
Chigwell 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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| Chigwell U.D.C. | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| LIVE BIRTH RATES, ETC, | ||
| Live births per 1,000 home population (crude rate) | 9.9 | 16.3 |
| Area comparability factor | 1.11 | 1.00 |
| Local adjusted rate | 11.0 | 16.3 |
| Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate Illegitimate live births as percentage of all | .67 | 1.00 |
| live births | 7 | 8 |
| STILL BIRTH RATE: | ||
| Still births per 1,000 total live and still births | 18 | 13 |
| INFANT MORTALITY RATES: | ||
| Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births | 7 | 18 |
| Deaths of legitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 legitimate live births | 6 | 17 |
| Deaths of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1.000 illegitimate live births | 24 | |
| Neonatal mortality rate- | ||
| Deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 live births | 4 | 12 |
| Early neonatal mortality rate- | ||
| Deaths under 1 week per l,000 total live births | 4 | 10 |
| Perinatal mortality rate- | ||
| Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined per 1,000 total live and still births | 21 | 23 |
| DEATH RATES ETC.-ALL AGES | ||
| Deaths per 1,000 home population (crude rate) | 9.3 | 11.9 |
| Area comparability factor | 1.26 | 1.00 |
| Local adjusted rate | 11.7 | 11.9 |
| Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate | .98 | 1.00 |
/CAUSES
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