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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

Sutton and Cheam 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR I960

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR I960

Area in acres4338.15
Population:
Registrar General's Estimate of the Resident Population (at 30th June 1960)79,860
Census, 195180,664
Number of inhabited houses (end of year) according to the Rate Book25,233
Rateable Value£1,645,012
Product of a Penny Rate£.6,733
MalesFemalesTotal
Live Births5655181083
Legitimate5434971040
Illegitimate222143
Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total Live Births3.97
Live Birth Rate per 1000 of the Estimated
Resident Population:
Crude13.56
As adjusted by comparability factor (1.03)13.97
(England & Wales17.1 )
Still Births12820
Legitimate12820
Illegitimate000
Still Birth Rate per 1000 total (live and still births)18.13
(England & Wales19. 7)
Deaths410490900
Death Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident
Population:
Crude11.27
As adjusted by comparability factor (0.96)10. 8
(England & Wales11. 5)
Deaths from Sepsis0
Other Maternal Causes0
Death Rate from Maternal Causes per 1000 total (live and still births)0.00
(England & Wales)0.39
Deaths of Infants under one year of age:
All Infants per 1000 live births13. 9
(England & Wales)21. 7
Legitimate Infants per 1 000 legitimate live births11. 5
Illegitimate Infants per 1 000 illegitimate live births69. 7
Neo-natal Mortality rate (under 4 weeks)12. 9
(England & Wales)15. 6
Early Neo-natal Mortality rate (under 1 week)11. 1
Perinatal Mortality Rate (still births+deaths under 1 week) per 1000 total live and still births29.0