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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 1964

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

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Table: SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1964

SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR 1964

Area in acres4338.15
Population: Registrar General's Estimate of the Resident Population (at 30th June, 1964)79,500
Census, 196179,008
Number of inhabited houses (end of year) according to the Rate Book26,103
Rateable Value£4,566,330
Product of a Penny Rate£18,650
MalesFemalesTotal
Live Births6496141263
Legitimate6075841191
Illegitimate423072
Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total Live Births5.70
Live Birth Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population:
Crude15.89
As adjusted by comparability factor (1.0)15.89
(England and Wales18.4 )
Still Births7613
Legitimate6612
Illegitimate101
Still Birth Rate per 1000 total (live and still births)10.19
(England and Wales16.3 )
Deaths436501937
Death Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population:
Crude11.79
As adjusted by comparability factor (0.87)10.26
(England and Wales11.3 )
Deaths from Sepsis0
Other Maternal Causes0
Death Rate from Maternal Causes per 1000 total (live and still births)0.00
(England and Wales0.25 )
Deaths of Infants under one year of age: All Infants per 1000 live births16.6
(England and Wales20.0 )
Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births15.9
Illegitimate Infants per 1000 illegitimate live births27.8
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (under 4 weeks)13.5
(England and Wales13.8 )
Early Neo Natal Mortality Rate (under 1 week) Perinatal Mortality Rate (still births + deaths under 1 week) per 100013.5
total live and still births23.5