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
Chigwell 1972
[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) | 12.5 | 14.8 |
| Area comparability factor | 1.05 | 1.00 |
| Local adjusted rate | 13.1 | 14.8 |
| Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate | .89 | 1.00 |
| Illegitimate live births as percentage of all live births | 6 | 9 |
| STILL BIRTH RATE: | ||
| Still births per 1,000 total live and still births | 13 | 12 |
| INFANT MORTALITY RATES: | ||
| Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live births | 9 | 17 |
| Deaths of legitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 legitimate live births | 8 | 17 |
| Deaths of illegitimate infants under 1 year per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 26 | 21 |
| Neonatal mortality rate- | ||
| Deaths under 4 weeks per 1,000 live births | 6 | 12 |
| Early neonatal mortality rate- | ||
| Deaths under 1 week per 1,000 total Live births | 4 | 10 |
| Perinatal mortality rate- | ||
| Still births and deaths under 1 week combined, per 1,000 total live and still births | 17 | 22 |
| DEATH RATES ETC.- ALL AGES: | ||
| Deaths per 1,000 home population (crude rate) | 8.9 | 12.1 |
| Area comparability factor | 1.11 | 1.00 |
| Local adjusted rate | 9.9 | 12.1 |
| Ratio of local adjusted rate to national rate | .82 | 1.00 |
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