Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR I960
Area in acres | 4338.15 | ||
Population: | |||
Registrar General's Estimate of the Resident Population (at 30th June 1960) | 79,860 | ||
Census, 1951 | 80,664 | ||
Number of inhabited houses (end of year) according to the Rate Book | 25,233 | ||
Rateable Value | £1,645,012 | ||
Product of a Penny Rate | £.6,733 | ||
Males | Females | Total | |
565 | 518 | 1083 | |
Legitimate | 543 | 497 | 1040 |
Illegitimate | 22 | 21 | 43 |
Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total Live Births | 3.97 | ||
Live Birth Rate per 1000 of the Estimated | |||
Resident Population: | |||
Crude | 13.56 | ||
As adjusted by comparability factor (1.03) | 13.97 | ||
(England & Wales | 17.1 ) | ||
12 | 8 | 20 | |
Legitimate | 12 | 8 | 20 |
Illegitimate | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Still Birth Rate per 1000 total (live and still births) | 18.13 | ||
(England & Wales | 19. 7) | ||
410 | 490 | 900 | |
Death Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident | |||
Population: | |||
Crude | 11.27 | ||
As adjusted by comparability factor (0.96) | 10. 8 | ||
(England & Wales | 11. 5) | ||
Deaths from Sepsis | 0 | ||
Other Maternal Causes | 0 | ||
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 births | 13. 9 | ||
(England & Wales) | 21. 7 | ||
Legitimate Infants per 1 000 legitimate live births | 11. 5 | ||
Illegitimate Infants per 1 000 illegitimate live births | 69. 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 births | 29.0 |