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 Hackney]
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VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHS | Total | Male | Female |
---|---|---|---|
Live births - Legitimate .. | 2,796 | 1,409 | 1,387 |
Illegitimate | 357 | 171 | 186 |
3, 153 | 1,580 | 1,573 | |
LIVE BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 19.32 | 17. 3 | 16.5 |
Birth rate after applying "Area Comparability" Factor of 0. 93 | 17.97 | - | - |
Still births - Legitimate | 62 | 31 | 31 |
Illegitimate | 15 | 10 | 5 |
77 | 41 | 36 | |
STILL BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 0.47 | 0. 34 | 0. 35 |
Still birth rate per 1,000 live and still births | 23. 84 | 19.3 | 20.9 |
Total live and still births - | |||
Legitimate | 2,858 | 1,440 | 1,418 |
Illegitimate | 372 | 181 | 191 |
3, 230 | 1,621 | 1,609 | |
INFANT DEATHS | |||
DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE - | |||
Legitimate | 56 | 30 | 26 |
Illegitimate | 9 | 5 | 4 |
65 | 35 | 30 | |
INFANT MORTALITY RATE | |||
All Infants per 1, 000 live births | 20.61 | 22. 3 | 22.2 |
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 20.03 | ||
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 25. 21 | ||
NEO NATAL MORTALITY (Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age) | |||
Legitimate | 41 | 20 | 21 |
Illegitimate | 6 | 4 | 2 |
47 | 24 | 23 |