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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
Hackney 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Estimated Mid-Year Home Population - 163,050 BIRTHS
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live births - Legitimate | 2,836 | 1,508 | 1,328 |
| Illegitimate | 404 | 213 | 191 |
| 3,240 | 1.721 | 1, 519 | |
| County | |||
| LIVE BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 19. 87 | 17.8 | 17. 1 |
| Birth rate after applying "Area Comparability" Factor of0.94 | 18.68 | ||
| ILLEGITIMATE LIVE BIRTHS PER CENT OP TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS | 12. 47 | ||
| Still births - Legitimate | 60 | 40 | 20 |
| Illegitimate | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 67 | 43 | 24 | |
| STILL BIRTH RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION | 0. 41 | 0. 32 | |
| Still birth rate per 1,000 live and still births | 20. 26 | 17.9 | 19 8 |
| Total live and still births - | |||
| Legitimate | 2,896 | 1,548 | 1,348 |
| Illegitimate | 411 | 216 | 195 |
| 3,307 | 1,764 | 1,543 | |
| INFANT DEATHS | |||
| DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE - | |||
| Legitimate | 38 | 23 | 15 |
| Illegitimate | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 50 | 32 | 18 | |
| INFANT MORTALITY RATE All Infants per 1,000 live births | 15.43 | 21.6 | 21.9 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 13.40 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 29 70 | ||
| NEO NATAL MORTALITY (Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age) - | |||
| Legitimate | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| Illegitimate | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | 20 | 11 |