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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 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]

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Table: Summary of Vital Statistics

Summary of Vital Statistics

Live Births—19671966
Legitimate: Males12951368
Females12211279
25162647
Illegitimate: Males112104
Females119114
231218
Totals27472865
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population15.0115.55
Corrected Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population15.1116.17
Illegitimate live births—percentage of total live births8.407.61
Still Births—
Legitimate: Males1519
Females189
3328
Illegitimate: Males—4
Females3—
34
Totals3632
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 live and still-births12.9311.81
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 population0.200.17
Total live and still-births27832897
Infant Mortality (Deaths of infants under one year of age)—
Legitimate: Males1927
Females1812
3739
Illegitimate: Males75
Females11
- 86
Totals4545
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births16.3815.53
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births17.8814.73
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births34.2027.52
Neo-Natal Deaths (Deaths of infants in first 28 days of life)3637
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate13.1012.91
Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths of infants in first week of life per 1,000 live births)11.2811.52
Perinatal Mortality Rate (Still-births plus deaths in first week of life per 1,000 live and still-births)24.0722.44
Total loss of infant life (Still-births plus infant deaths) per 1,000 live and still-births29.1026.58
Maternal Deaths (including abortion)13
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still-births Deaths0.36 20411.04 1995
Death Rate per 1,000 population11.1510.83
Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 population10.9310.83