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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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VITAL STATISTICS (Comparing the years 1963 and. 1964)
| 1963 | 1964 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| Live Births | 591 | 312 | 279 | 615 | 337 | 278 |
| Legitimate | 570 | 300 | 270 | 579 | 316 | 263 |
| Illegitimate | 21 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 21 | 15 |
| Still Births | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Legitimate | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total live and still births. | 595 | 313 | 282 | 619 | 338 | 281 |
| Infant deaths (deaths under one year) | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Legitimate | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — | - | - | |
| Neo- natal mortality (deaths under four weeks) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Legitimate | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Early Neo- natal mortality (deaths under one week) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Legitimate | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | - | — | - |
| Perinatal mortality (still births and deaths under one week combined) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimate | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | — | — | - |
| Deaths | 566 | 257 | 309 | 516 | 227 | 289 |