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
Merton and Morden 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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| Registrar-General's Estimate (Mid-Year) | 67,560 | ||
| M. | F. | Total | |
| Live (Legitimate) | 396 | 420 | 816 |
| (Illegitimate) | 27 | 25 | 52 |
| 423 | 445 | 868 | |
| Stillbirths | |||
| (Legitimate) | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| (Illegitimate) | - | - | - |
| 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Total Births | 429 | 450 | 879 |
| Birth Rate | 12.8 per 1,000 population | ||
| Stillbirth Rate | 12.5 per 1,000 total births | ||
| M. | F. | Total | |
| Total Deaths | 437 | 361 | 798 |
| Death Rate (crude)11.8 per 1,000 population | |||
| Total deaths under one year | 12 | ||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births | 13.8 | ||
| Deaths of Legitimate Infants under one year | 12 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Births | 14.7 | ||
| Deaths of Illegitimate Infants under one year | Nil | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Births | Nil | ||
| Deaths from Sepsis | Nil | ||
| Deaths from other maternal causes | Nil | ||
| Maternal Death Rate per 1,000 Total Births | Nil | ||
| 7 Principal Zymotic Diseases | Nil | ||
| Deaths from Measles | Nil | ||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough | Nil | ||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | Nil | ||
| Zymotic Death Rate | Nil | ||
| Respiratory | 2 | ||
| Non-Respiratory | Nil | ||
| Death Rate (per 1,000 population) | 0.03 | ||
| 180 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 population | 2.6 | ||