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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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VITAL STATISTICS.
Based on Registrar General's population figure of 64,100 and on adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General.
| LIVE BIRTHS: | Male | Female | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 421 (443) | 459 (371) | 880 (814) |
| Illegitimate | 19 (19) | 22 (20) | 41 (39) |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | - | - | 14.36 (13.38) |
| Adjusted birth rate comparability factor 1.00) | - | - | 14.36 (13-38) |
| England and Wales | - | - | 17.1 (16.5) |
| STILL BIRTHS: Legitimate | 4 (11) | 6 (3) | 10 (14) |
| Illegitimate | 2 (-) | 1 (1) | 3 (1) |
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | - | - | 13.91 (17.28) |
| TOTAL LIVE & STILL BIRTHS: | Male 4-46 (473) | Female 488 (395) | 934 (868) |
| England and Wales (still births) | 19.7 (20. 7) | ||
| INFANT DEATHS: Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - | 17.37 (17.58) | ||
| England and Wales. | 21.7 (22.0) | ||
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - legitimate | 18.18 (15.97) | ||
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - illegitimate | Nil (51.2) | ||
| Neo natal mortality rate (first four weeks) per 1,000 live births | 14.11 (12.89) | ||
| Perinatal mortality rate | 12.74 (-) | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 4.45 (4.57) | ||
| Maternal deaths (including abortions) | Nil (Nil) | ||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births | Nil (Nil) | ||
| DEATHS: | Male 353 (299) | Female 322 (316) | TOTAL 675 (615) |
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.53 (9.64) | ||
| Adjusted death rate (comparability factor 1.06) | 11.16 (10.31) | ||
| England and Wales (all causes) | 12.2 (11.6) | ||
NOTE: The figures in parenthesis are those for 1959.
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