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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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VITAL STATISTICS (Comparing the years 1962 and 1963)
| 1262 | 1963 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| Live Births | 554 | 285 | 269 | 591 | 312 | 279 |
| Legitimate | 529 | 268 | 261 | 570 | 300 | 270 |
| Illegitimate | 25 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Still Births | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Legitimate | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Illegitimate | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Total live and still births. | 574 | 295 | 279 | 595 | 313 | 282 |
| Infant deaths (deaths under one year) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Legitimate | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Neo-natal mortality (deaths under four weeks) | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Legitimate | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Early Neo-natal mortality (deaths under one week) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Legitimate | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Perinatal mortality (still births and deaths under one week combined) | 30 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Legitimate | 24 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Illegitimate | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Deaths | 561 | 246 | 315 | 566 | 257 | 309 |
Live birth rate per 1,000 of
the estimated resident population 13.2 * (12.3 *)
Still birth rate per 1,000 total
live and still births 6.7 (34.8)