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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| Number | 868 |
| Rate per 1,000 population | 12.8 |
| Illegitimate Births per cent. of total live births | 6.0% |
| Number | 11 |
| Rate for 1,000 total live and stillbirths | 12.5 |
| Total live and stillbirths | 879 |
| Infant Deaths (deaths under one year) | 12 |
| Total infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 13.8 |
| Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births | 14.7 |
| Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births | Nil |
| Deaths under four weeks per 1,000 live births | 9.2 |
| Deaths under one week per 1,000 live births | 8.0 |
| Stillbirths and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 | |
| total live and stillbirths | 20.4 |
| Number of deaths | Nil |
| Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | Nil |
INSTITUTIONAL AND DOMICILIARY BIRTHS
An analysis of the birth notifications received during 1962 shows that
705 of the 879 births occurred in hospitals, institutions and nursing homes.
This represents 80% of the total. The distribution of institutional births is
given below:—
St. Helier Hospital 384
Nelson Hospital 194
St. Teresa's Hospital 70
Kingston Hospital 9
Other hospitals, institutions and nursing homes 48
705
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