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Malden and Coombe 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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| 1961 Total Male Female | 1962 Total Male Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neo-natal mortality (deaths under four weeks) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Legitimate | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Early Neo-natal mortality (deaths under one week) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Legitimate | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Perinatal mortality (still births and deaths under one week combined | 14 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| Legitimate | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Deaths | 531 | 243 | 288 | 561 | 246 | 315 |
Live birth rate per 1,000 of
the estimated resident population 12.3* (11.9*)
Still birth rate per 1,000 total
live and still births 34.8 (14.7)
Illegitimate live births per cent. of
the total live births 4.5 (3.9)
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live births 25.3 (14.9)
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000
legitimate live births 20.8 (11.7)
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000
illegitimate live births 120.0 (95.2)
Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under four
weeks per 1,000 total live births) 19.9 (11.2)
Early Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths
under one week per 1 ,000 total live
births 18.1 (11.2)
Perinatal mortality rate (still births and
deaths under one week combined per 1,000
total live and still births 52.3 (25.7)