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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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VITAL STATISTICS.
Based on Registrar General's population figure of 63,450 and on adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General.
| LIVE BIRTHS | Male | Female | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 501 (481) | 450 (447) | 951 (928) |
| Illegitimate | 30 (21) | 30 (28) | 60 (49) |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 15.93 (15.46) | ||
| Adjusted birth rate (Comparability factor 1.00) | 15.93 (15.46) | ||
| England and Wales | 18.2 (18.00) | ||
| STILL BIRTHS: Legitimate | 2 (1) | 5 (7) | 7 (8) |
| Illegitimate | - (1) | (-) | - (1) |
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | 6.87 (9.12) | ||
| TOTAL LIVE AND STILL BIRTHS: | Male | Female | TOTAL |
| 533 (504) | 485 (482) | 1,018 (986) | |
| England and Wales (still births) | 17.3(18.1) | ||
| INFANT DEATHS: Total 14 Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births. | 13.84 (17.40) | ||
| England and Wales | 20.9(21.9) | ||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births - legitimate | 14.72 (18.31) | ||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births - illegitimate | 50.00 (Nil) | ||
| Neo Natal Mortality Rate (first four weeks) per 1,000 live births. | 12.85 (14.32) | ||
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (still births and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and still births). | 17.68 (23.32) | ||
| Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total live births. | 5-93 (5.01) | ||
| Maternal deaths (including abortions) | Nil (Nil) | ||
| Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births. | . Nil (Nil) | ||
| DEATHS: | Male | Female | TOTAL |
| 370 (308) | 393 (346) | 763 (654) | |
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | 12.02 (10.35) | ||
| Adjusted death rate (comparability factor 1.05) | 12.62 (10.97) | ||
| England and Wales (all causes) | 12.2 (11.9) | ||
NOTE: The figures in parenthesis are those for 1962,
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