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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 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]

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Table: Summary of Vital Statistics 1965

Summary of Vital Statistics 1965

Live Births— 1965
LegitimateMales1336
Females1335
2671
IllegitimateMales120
Females108
228
Totals2899
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population15.66
Corrected Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population16.29
Illegitimate live births—percentage of total live births8.55
Still Births—
LegitimateMales17
Females23
40
IllegitimateMales3
Females—
3
Totals43
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 live and still-births14.62
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 population0.23
Total live and still-births2942
Infant Mortality (Deaths of infants under one year of age)—
LegitimateMales29
Females21
50
IllegitimateMales3
Females1
4
Totals54
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births18.35
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births18.73
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births17.54
Neo-Natal Deaths (Deaths of infants in first 28 days of life)31
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate10.69
Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths of infants in first week of life per 1,000 live births)9.69
Perinatal Mortality Rate (Still-births plus deaths in first week of life per 1,000 live and still-births)21.83
Total loss of infant life (Still-births plus infant deaths) per 1,000 live and still-births24.22
Maternal Deaths (including abortion)2
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still-births0.68
Deaths2106
Death Rate per 1,000 population11.14
Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 population11.14