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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 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]

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Table: Summary of Vital Statistics

Summary of Vital Statistics

Live Births-19681967
Legitimate: Males12631295
Females11101221
-2373-2516
Illegitimate: Males119112
Females118119
-237-231
Totals26102747
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population14.1715.01
Corrected Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population14.7315.11
Illegitimate live births—percentage of total live births9.088.40
Still Births—
Legitimate: Males1015
Females1418
-24-33
Illegitimate: Males1-
Females—3
-1-3
Totals2536
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 live and still-births9.4912.93
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 population0.140.20
Total live and still-births26352783
Infant Mortality (Deaths of infants under one year of age)—
Legitimate: Males1719
Females1818
Illegitimate: Males135737
Females21
38
Totals3845
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births14.6016.38
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births14.7417.88
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births12.7434.20
Neo-Natal Deaths (Deaths of infants in first 28 days of life)2736
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate10.3413.10
Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths of infants in first week of life per 1,000 live births)9.5811.28
Perinatal Mortality Rate (Still-births plus deaths in first week of life per 1,000 live and still-births)23.9024.07
Total loss of infant life (Still-births plus infant deaths) per 1,000 live and still-births22.7729.10
Maternal Deaths (including abortion)-1
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still-births-0.36
Deaths20382041
Death Rate per 1,000 population11.0611.15
Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 population10.9410.93