[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Northampton R.D.C.

  • Northampton (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Northampton R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS, 1968 Area (acres) 46,548 Population (estimated at mid year 1968) 21,480 Number of inhabited houses (at 31st March, 1969) according to rate books 7,144 Rateable Value (31st December, 1968) £730,088 Product of Id. rate 1968/1969 (Actual) £2,928 Northamptonshire Area (1st April, 1968) approximate Acreage 575,000 VITAL STATISTICS Live Births 376. Live Birth Rate per 1,000 population 17.5 Still Births 6 . Still Birth Rate per 1,000 live and still births 16.0 Total Live and Still Births. 382 Infant Deaths. 5 Legitimate. Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 16 «0 Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births, legitimate. 13.3 Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births, illegitimate. 2.6 Neo-Natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births. 10.6 Illegitimate Live Births per cent of total live births 4.8 Maternal Deaths (including abortion) Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births LIVE BIRTHS (rate per 1,000 total population) Rate for England and _Waj Male Female Total Rate Legitimate 189 169 358 Illegitimate 10 8 18 199 177 376 1Isl 16.9 STILL BIRTHS (rate per 1.000 live and still births) Rate for England and Wa] Male Female Total Rate Legitimate 2 2 4 Illegitimate _1 1 2 3 3 6 16.0 14.0 DEATHS (per 1,000 total population) Rate for England and Wa.' Male Female Total Rate All Causes 119 144 263 12.2 11.9 MATERNAL MORTALITY: nil DEATHS FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASES: nil INFANT MORTALITY: There were 6 deaths, 3 male and 3 female; 4 deaths occurred under 1 week of life. This gave a crude rate of 16. 0 as compared with 28.0 the previous year. Female Total Rate Rate for England and Wa Legitimate 2 3 5 Illegitimate 1 - 1 TOTAL; 3 I 6 16.0 18.0