London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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| Live Births— | 1971 | 1970 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate: | Males | 1190 | 1164 | ||
| Females | 1068 | 1032 | |||
| — | 2258 | — | 2196 | ||
| Illegitimate: | Males | 106 | 103 | ||
| Females | 103 | 89 | |||
| — | 209 | — | 192 | ||
| Totals | 2467 | 2388 | |||
| Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population | 13.90 | 13.20 | |||
| Corrected Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population | 14.45 | 13.7 | |||
| Illegitimate live births—percentage of total live births | 8.47 | 8.05 | |||
| Still Births— | |||||
| Legitimate: | Males | 6 | 7 | ||
| Females | 13 | 14 | |||
| — | 19 | — | 21 | ||
| Illegitimate | Males | 3 | — | ||
| Females | 1 | 1 | |||
| — | 4 | — | 1 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 22 | |||
| Still-birth Rate per 1,000 live and still-births | 9.24 | 9.14 | |||
| Still-birth Rate per 1,000 population | 0.13 | 0.12 | |||
| Total live and still-births | 2490 | 2410 | |||
| Infant Mortality (Deaths of infants under one year of age)— | |||||
| Legitimate: | Males | 21 | 21 | ||
| Females | 11 | 13 | |||
| — | 32 | — | 34 | ||
| Illegitimate: | Males | 1 | 4 | ||
| Females | 1 | 2 | |||
| — | 2 | — | 6 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 40 | |||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births | 13.78 | 16.77 | |||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 14.00 | 15.48 | |||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 9.57 | 31.25 | |||
| Neo-Natal Deaths (Deaths of infants in first 28 days of life) | 26 | 28 | |||
| Neo-Natal Mortality Rate | 10.54 | 11.74 | |||
| Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (deaths of infants in first week of life per 1,000 live births) | 7.70 | 9.22 | |||
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (Still-births plus deaths in first week of life per 1,000 live and still-births) | 16.87 | 18.00 | |||
| Total loss of infant life (Still-births plus infant deaths) per 1,000 live and still-births | 22.90 | 25.75 | |||
| Maternal Deaths (including abortion) | — | 1 | |||
| Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still-births | — | 0.41 | |||
| Deaths | 2013 | 2084 | |||
| Death Rate per 1,000 population Corrected Death Rate per 1,000 population | 11.36 | 11.50 | |||
| 10.68 | 11.00 | ||||