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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: Comparative Statistics, 1967

Comparative Statistics, 1967

MertonEngland and Wales
Rates per 1,000 Population :
Live births15.0117.2
Deaths (all causes)11.1511.2
Respiratory tuberculosis0.050.04
Cancer of lung and bronchus0.690.58
Rates per 1,000 live and still births:
Still births12.9314.8
Maternal mortality0.360.20
Perinatal mortality24.0725.4
Rates per 1,000 live births:
Infant mortality—deaths of infants under 1 year16.3818.3
Neo-natal mortality—deaths of infants in first 28 days of life13.1012.5
Early neo-natal mortality—deaths in first week of life11.2810.8

Table: Principal causes of Death in order of Frequency

Principal causes of Death in order of Frequency

No. of Deaths.Percentage of Deaths from all causes.
1. Heart Diseases67232.9
2. Cancer46422.7
3. Vascular lesions of the nervous system22911.2
4. Pneumonia1517.4
5. Other defined and ill-defined causes1366.6
6. Other Circulatory Diseases1005.0
7. Bronchitis894.4