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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
Malden and Coombe 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
Area 3,162 acres
Population - Census 1951 45,566
Population - Registrar-General's estimate
(mid-year) 1958 45,540
VITAL STATISTICS. (Comparing the years 1957 and 1958).
| 1958 | 1957 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male F< | smale | Total | Male | Female | |
| Live Births | 531 | 276 | 255 | 530 | 259 | 271 |
| Legitimate | 509 | 266 | 243 | 513 | 250 | 263 |
| Illegitimate | 22 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Live Birth Rate per 1,000 of the Resident Population. | 12.2* | 12.1* | ||||
| Still Births | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Legitimate | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Still Birth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | 20.3 | 18O5 | ||||
| Total live and still births. | 542 | 285 | 257 | 540 | 266 | 274 |
| Infant deaths | 8 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - total. | 15.1 | 26.4 | ||||
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births -Legitimate | 13.8 | 27.3 | ||||
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births -Illegitimate | 45.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| Neo-natal mortality rate per 1,000 live births (first 4 weeks) | 11.3 | 18.9 | ||||
| Illegitimate live births per cent, of total live births. | 4.1 | 3.2 | ||||
| Maternal deaths (including abortion) | Nil. | Nil. | ||||