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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Based on Registrar General's population figure of 63,750 and on adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General.
| LIVE BIRTHS: | Male | Female | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 443 (433) | 371 (394) | 814 (827) |
| Illegitimate | 19 (26) | 20 (14) | 39 (40) |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 13.38 (13.64) | ||
| Adjusted birth rate (comparability factor 1.00) | 13.38 (13.64) | ||
| England and Wales. | 16.5 (16.4) | ||
| STILL BIRTHS: Legitimate | 11 (5) | 3 (10)| | 14 (15) |
| Illegitimate | - (1) | 1 (-) | 1 (1) |
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | : | 17.28 (18.12) | |
| TOTAL LIVE & STILL BIRTHS: | Male | Female | |
| 473 (465) | 395 (418) | ||
| England and Wales (Still births | ) | 20.7 (21.6) | |
| INFANT DEATHS: Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - | 17.58 (16.14) | ||
| England and Wales | 22.0 (22.5) | ||
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - legitimate | 15.97 (16.92) | ||
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - illegitimate | 51.2 (-) | ||
| Neo natal mortality rate (first four weeks) per 1,000 live births | 12.89 (12.68) | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 4.57 (4.61) | ||
| Maternal deaths (including abortion) | Nil (Nil) | ||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births | Nil (Nil) | ||
| DEATHS: | Male | Female | |
| 299 (325) | 316 (316) | 615 (641) | |
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 9.64 (10.08) | ||
| Adjusted death rate (comparability factor 1.07) | 10.31 (10.88) | ||
| England and Wales (all causes) | 11.6 (11.7) |
NOTE: The figures in parenthesis are those for 1958.
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