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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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(i) Suicide
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide rate per 1,000 deaths | 7.51 (4.28) | 5.70 (10.22) | 6.55 (7.33) |
| Total as % of total deaths | 0.75 (0.43) | 0.57 (1.02) | 0.65 (0.73) |
| Rate per 1,000 population | .08 | ||
Thirteen persons in the Borough ended their own lives during 1966.
A number of surveys have been carried out to determine the frequency of
attempted suicide compared to that which is successful. The 1964 report
of the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health records figures varying
from 10 : 1 to 6 : 1. Applying this range of figures to the Sutton
cases, between 78 and 130 people may have attempted to terminate their own
lives during the year.
(j) Infant Deaths
| Age | MALES | FEMALES | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Legit. | Illegit. | Total | Legit. | Illegit. | |||
| Under 1 year of age | 20(19) | 17(18) | 3 (1) | 20 (17) | 17(16) | 3 (1) | 40(36) | |
| Under 4 weeks of age | 16(12) | 15(11) | 1 (1) | 12 (13) | 9(13) | 3 (-) | 28(25) | |
| Under 1 week of age | 14 (9) | 14 (8) | - (1) | 10 (8) | 7 (8) | 3 (-) | 24(17) | |
| (k) Infant Mortality Rates | ||||||||
| Infant Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births | 16.25(14.41) | |||||||
| Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births. | 14.76(14.06) | |||||||
| Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 37.36(13.2) | |||||||
| Neo-natal Deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births | 11.38 (9.89) | |||||||
| Early Neo-natal Deaths under one week per 1,000 total live and stillbirths. | 9.75 (6.73) | |||||||
| Peri-natal Stillbirths and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 | 22.85(18.6) | |||||||
| Maternal Number of deaths | Nil (Nil) | |||||||
| Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | Nil (Nil) | |||||||