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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
Surbiton 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Based, on Registrar.Generals population figure of 62,610 and on adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar.General.
| LIVE BIRTHS: | Male: | Female: | TOTA: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 381 (359) | 339 (373) | 720 (732) | ||
| Illegitimate | 18 (12) | 23 (16) | 41 (28) | ||
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 12.15 (12.14) | ||||
| Adjusted birth rate (comparability.factor 1.00) | 12.15 (12.l4) | ||||
| ENGLAND & wALES | 15.7 (15.0) | ||||
| STILL BIRTHS: | |||||
| Legitimate | 8 (5) | 10 (5) | 18 (10) | ||
| Illegitimate | (") | 2 (.) | 2 (.) | ||
| Rate per 1,000, (live and stiii) births | 25.60 (12.98) | ||||
| ENGLAND & WALES | 23.0 (23.2) | ||||
| DEATHS: | 279 (274) | 336 (326) | 615 (600) | ||
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 9.82 (9.58) | ||||
| Adjusted death rate (comparability factor 1.05) | 9.47 (9.50) | ||||
| ENGLAND & WALES (all causes) | 10.31 (11.7) | ||||
| DEATH RATE OP INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF GE: | |||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 15.76 (22.36) | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 15 .27 (23.22) | ||||
| ENGLAND & WALES | 23.8 (24.9) | ||||
NOTE: The figures in parenthesis are those for 1955•
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