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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Based on Registrar General's population figure of 63,550 and on adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General.
| LIVE BIRTHS: | Male | Female | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 433 (385) | 394 (362) | 827 (747) |
| Illegitimate | 26 (13) | 14 (17) | 40 (30) |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 13.64 (12.31) | ||
| Adjusted birth rate (comparability factor 1.00) | ..... . | 13.64 (12.31) | |
| England and vales | 16.4 (16.1) | ||
| STILL BIRTHS; | |||
| Legitimate | 5 (7) | 10 (10) | 15 (17) |
| Illegitimate | 1 (–) | – (1) | 1 (1) |
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | 18.12 (23.16) | ||
| TOTAL LIVE & STILL BIRTHS: | Male | Female | |
| England & Wales(Still births | 465 | 418 | 883 21.6 (22.4) |
| INFANT DEATHS: Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - total | 16.14 (11.58) | ||
| England & Wales | 22.5 (23.0) | ||
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - legitimate | 16.92 – | ||
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - illegitimate | – – | ||
| Neo natal mortality rate (first four weeks) per 1,000 live births | 12.68 – | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 4.61 – | ||
| Maternal deaths(including abortion) | Nil – | ||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still-births | Nil – | ||
| DEATHS: | Male | Female | 641 ( 553) |
| 325 (264) | 316(289) | ||
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.08 (8.76) | ||
| Adjusted death rate (comparability factor 1.08). | 10.88 (9.37) | ||
| England & Wales (all causes) | 11.7 (11.5) | ||
NOTE; The figures in parenthesis are those for 1957.
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