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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 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]

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Table: Summary of Vital Statistics

Summary of Vital Statistics

Live Births—19701969
Legitimate: Males11641167
Females10321098
21962265
Illegitimate: Males10389
Females8983
192172
Totals23882437
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population13.2013.27
Corrected Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population13.713.80
Illegitimate live births—percentage of total live births8.057.05
Still Births—
Legitimate: Males717
Females1412
2129
Illegitimate: Males——
Females12
12
Totals2231
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 live and still-births9.1412.56
Still-birth Rate per 1,000 population0.120.17
Total live and still-births24102468
Infant Mortality (Deaths of infants under one year of age)—
Legitimate: Males2124
Females136
3430
Illegitimate: Males43
Females21
64
Totals4034
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births16.7713.90
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births15.4812.80
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births31.2523.26
Neo-Natal Deaths (Deaths of infants in first 28 days of life)2825
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate11.7410.26
Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths of infants in first week of life per 1,000 live births)9.228.08
Perinatal Mortality Rate (Still-births plus deaths in first week of life per 1,000 live and still-births)18.0020.67
Total loss of infant life (Still-births plus infant deaths) per 1,000 live and still-births25.7526.33
Maternal Deaths (including abortion")1—
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still-births0.41—
Deaths20842104
Death Rate per 1,000 population11.5011.46
Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 population11.0011.23