London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Beddington and Wallington 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beddington and Wallington]

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Table: EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS

EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS

Resident Population—Estimated mid-year 196132,590
Live BirthsMalesFemalesTotal
Legitimate219204423
Illegitimate111425
Total230218448
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population13.75
Adjusted Birth Rate14.44
England and Wales Live Birth Rate17.40
Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total Live Births5.58
Still Births
Legitimate314
Illegitimate———
Total314
Rate per 1,000 total Live and Stillbirths8.85
England and Wales Stillbirth Rate18.70
Live and Stillbirths
Legitimate222205427
Illegitimate111425
Total233219452
Deaths
173177350
(i) Death Rate per 1,000 population10.74
Adjusted Death Rate10.31
England and Wales Death Rate12-00
(ii) Infant Deaths—under 1 year of age
Total No. of Deaths9
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births20.09
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births:
Legitimate21.28
IllegitimateNil
Infant Mortality Rate for England and Wales21.40
Neo Natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births (Under 4 weeks of age)11.16
Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births (Deaths under 1 week)11.16
Peri-natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live and Stillbirths (Stillbirths and deaths under 1 week)19.91
(iii) Maternal Deaths (including abortion) totalNil
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live and StillbirthsNil
England and Wales Maternal Mortality Rate0.33