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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 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: VITAL STATISTICSEstimated Mid Year Home Population - 163 400 BIRTHS

VITAL STATISTICS

Estimated Mid Year Home Population - 163 400 BIRTHS

TotalMaleFemale
Live births - Legitimate3,1181,5521,566
Illegitimate655329326
3,7731,8811,892
HackneyCountyofLondonEngland and Wales
LIVE BIRTH RATE PER 1 000 POPULATION23.0919.618.0
Birth rate after applying "Area Comparability" Factor of 0 9421.70
ILLEGITIMATE LIVE BIRTHS PER CENT OF TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS17.36
TotalMaleFemale
Still births - Legitimate522725
Illegitimate1679
683434
HackneyCountyofLondonEngland and Wales
STILL BIRTH RATE PER 1 000 POPULATION0.420.330.33
Still birth rate per 1,000 live and still births17.7016.618.1
Total live and still births -TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate3,1701,5791,591
Illegitimate671336335
3,8411 9151 926
INFANT DEATHS DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE -TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate663828
Illegitimate1064
764432
INFANT MORTALITY RATE -HackneyCountyofLondonEngland and Wales
All Infants per 1 000 live births20.1421 121.6
Legitimate infants per 1 000 legitimate live births21.17
Illegitimate infants per 1 000 illegitimate live births15.27
NEO NATAL MORTALITY (Deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age) -TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate503020
Illegitimate532
553322