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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 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]

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Table: Summary of Vital Statistics

Summary of Vital Statistics

Live Births—19691968
Legitimate: Males11671263
Females10981110
22652373
Illegitimate: Males89119
Females83118
172237
Totals24372610
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population13.2714.17
Corrected Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population13.8014.73
Illegitimate live births—percentage of total live births7.059.08
Still Births—
Legitimate: Males1710
Females1214
2924
Illegitimate: Males-1
Females2-
21
Totals3125
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 live and still-births12.569.49
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 population0.170.14
Total live and still-births24682635
Infant Mortality (Deaths of infants under one year of age)—
Legitimate: Males2417
Females618
3035
Illegitimate: Males31
Females12
43
Totals3438
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births13.9014.60
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births12.8014.74
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births23.2612.74
Neo-Natal Deaths (Deaths of infants in first 28 days of life)2527
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate10.2610.34
Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths of infants in first week of life per 1,000 live births)8.089.58
Perinatal Mortality Rate (Still-births plus deaths in first week of life per 1,000 live and still-births)20.6723.90
Total loss of infant life (Still-births plus infant deaths) per 1,000 live and still-births26.3322.77
Maternal Deaths (including abortion)——
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still-births——
Deaths21042038
Death Rate per 1,000 population11.4611.06
Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 population11.2310.94