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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 1971
[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) | 13.0 | 16.0 |
| Area comparability factor | 1.11 | 1.00 |
| Local adjusted rate | 14.4 | 16.0 |
| Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate Illegitimate live births as percentage of all | .90 | 1.00 |
| live births | 7 | 8 |
| STILL BIRTH RATE: | ||
| Still births per 1,000 total live and still births | 8 | 12 |
| INFANT MORTALITY RATES: | ||
| Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births | 23 | 18 |
| Deaths of legitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 legitimate live births | 23 | 17 |
| Deaths of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 20 | 24 |
| Neonatal mortality rate - | ||
| Deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 live births | 18 | 12 |
| Early neonatal mortality rate - | ||
| Deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total live births | 14 | 10 |
| Perinatal mortality rate - | ||
| Still births and deaths under 1 week combined per 1,000 total live and still births | 22 | 22 |
| DEATH RATES ETC. - ALL AGES: | ||
| Deaths per 1,000 home population (crude rate) | 8.6 | 11.6 |
| Area comparability factor | 1.27 | 1.00 |
| Local adjusted rate | 10.9 | 11.6 |
| Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate | .94 | 1.00 |
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