Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Newham]
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LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM - HEALTH DEPARTMENT
STATISTICAL SUMMARY FOR 1965 to 1970
TABLE A - BIRTHS
1. (a) Notified Births adjusted by Inward and Outward Transfers
Live Births | Stillbirths . | |||||||||||
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1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | |
Domiciliary | 719 | 718 | 635 | 581 | 494 | 404 | 2 | 5 | - | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Institutional | 4393 | 1501 | 1364 | 4200 | 4015 | 3934 | 102 | 83 | 77 | 79 | 71 | 67 |
Total | 5112 | 5219 | 4999 | 4781 | 4509 | 4338 | 104 | 88 | 77 | 85 | 73 | 71 |
TOTAL | ||||||||||||
1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | |||||||
Domiciliary | 721 | 723 | 635 | 587 | 496 | 408 | ||||||
Institutional | 4495 | 4584 | 4441 | 4279 | 4086 | 4001 | ||||||
Total | 5216 | 5307 | 5076 | 4866 | 4582 | 4409 | ||||||
(b) Registrar General's Adjusted Figures: | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | ||||||
Total Live Births | 5162 | 5258 | 5H3 | 486l | 4539 | 4384 | ||||||
Total Stillbirths | 104 | 82 | 76 | 83 | 75 | 71 | ||||||
2. Birth rate per 1,000 population | 20.2 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 17.7 | ||||||
3. Illegitimate Live Births: % of total live births | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 11.0 | ||||||
4. Stillbirths rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | 20.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 16.O |