[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley].

  • Bexley (London, England). Borough Council.
Date:
[1965?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MATERNAL MORTALITY England and Wales Borough of Bexley Rates per 1,000 total live and still birth3 Maternal causes, excluding abortion 0.20 0.66 Due to abortion 0.06 - Total maternal mortality 0.25 0.66 EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1964 The Registrar General's Estimate of home population for the mid-year is 90,160 and this figure is assigned for the purpose of calculation of all rates. BIRTHS. Males Females Total Live Births - Total 772 709 1481 Legitimate 727 678 1405 Illegitimate 45 31 76 BIRTH RATE. Rate per 1,000 estimated home population 15.32 Rate per 1,000 for England & Wales 18.4 The Registrar-General has supplied a comparability factor for 1964. The standardised birth rate which allows for comparison with other parts of the country is 15.78 76 illegitimate live births were registered against 54 in 1963 giving a percentage of 5.13 of total live births. STILLBIRTHS. Males Females Total Total 11 15 26 Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 17.25 26 Stillbirths were registered during the year. This represents a rate of 0.29 per 1,000 population against 0.23 per 1,000 population in 1963. Rate per 1,000 for England and Wales 1964 0.31 There was one Stillbirth registered as illegitimate. Males Females Total Total Live and Stillbirths 783 724 1,507