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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS (Registrar General's Figures)
| Population: | |||
| Registrar-General's Estimate (Mid-Year) | 67,090 | ||
| Births: | M. | F. | Total |
| Live (Legitimate) | 395 | 420 | 815 |
| (Illegitimate) | 29 | 24 | 53 |
| 424 | 444 | 868 | |
| Stillbirths Legitimate) | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| (Illegitimate) | 1 | — | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| Total Births | 431 | 449 | 880 |
| Birth Rate | 12.9 per 1,000 population | ||
| Stillbirth Rate | 13.6per 1,000 total births | ||
| Deaths: | M. | F. | Total |
| Total Deaths | 425 | 400 | 825 |
| Death Rate (crude) | 12.2 per 1,000 population | ||
| Infant Mortality: | |||
| Total deaths under one year | 15 | ||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births | 17.2 | ||
| Deaths of Legitimate Infants under one year | 11 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 Legitimate Births | 13.4 | ||
| Deaths of Illegitimate Infants under one year | 4 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate Births | 75.4 | ||
| Maternal Mortality: | |||
| Deaths from Sepsis | Nil | ||
| Deaths from other maternal causes | Nil | ||
| Maternal Death Rate per 1,000 Total Births | — | ||
| Zymotic Disease: | |||
| 7 Principal Zymotic Diseases | 1 | ||
| Deaths from Measles | Nil | ||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough | Nil | ||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 | ||
| Zymotic Death Rate | 0.01 | ||
| Deaths from Tuberculosis: | |||
| Respiratory | 2 | ||
| Non-Respiratory | Nil | ||
| Death Rate (per 1,000 population) | 0.03 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer: | |||
| Number of deaths | 163 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 population | 2.4 | ||