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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Based on Registrar General's population figure for 1964 of 63,760 and on adjusted statistics supplied by the Registrar General.
| LIVE BIRTHS | Male | Female | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 515 (501) | 510 (450) | 1,025 (951) | |
| Illegitimate | 26 (30) | 37 (30) | 63 (60) | |
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 17.06 (15.93) | |||
| Adjusted birth rate (comparability factor 1.00) | 17.06 (15.93) | |||
| England and Wales | 18.4 (18.2) | |||
| STILL BIRTHS Legitimate | 7 (2) | 5 (5) | 12 (7) | |
| Illegitimate | -(-) | - (-) | - (-) | |
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | 10.90 (6.87) | |||
| TOTAL LIVE AND STILL BIRTHS | Male | Female | TOTAL | |
| England and Wales (Still births) | 548 (533) | 1552 (485) | 1,100 (1,018) 16.3 (17.3) | |
| INFANT DEATHS: Total 14 Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births | ||||
| England and Wales | 20.0 (20.9) | |||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births - legitimate | 13.65 (14.72) | |||
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births - illegitimate | 63.49 (50.00) | |||
| Neo Natal Mortality Rate (first four weeks) per 1,000 live births | 9.19 (12.85) | |||
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (still births and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and still births) | 20.0 (17.68) | |||
| Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total live births | 5.79 (5.93) | |||
| Maternal deaths (including abortions) | Nil (Nil) | |||
| Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births | Nil (Nil) | |||
| DEATHS: | Male329 (370) | Female32b (393) | TOTAL657 (763) | |
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 10.30 (12.02) | |||
| Adjusted death rate (comparability factor 1.05) | 10.81 (12.62) | |||
| England and Wales (all causes) | 11.3 (12.2) | |||
NOTE: The figures in parenthesis are those for 1963.