[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Woking U.D.C.

  • Woking (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Woking U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Total M. F. Stillbirths. 12 7 5 Rate per 1,000 total births, 941 Deaths . 784 350 434 Death rate, 11 TO per 1,000 population Adjusted Death Rate, 10T0 per 1,000 population The crude birth and death rates for Woking are strictly not com¬ parable with the figure for England and Wales. In order to arrive at comparative figures and make allowance for the way in which the sex and age distribution of the local population differs from that for England and Wales the Registrar General has introduced comparability factors. These figures for Woking are 0-95 and 0-91 for births and deaths respectively, and the adjusted rates have been calculated accordingly. Deaths from puerperal causes Rate per 1,000 total Deaths (live and still) births Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion ... — ... — Death rate of infants under one year of age All infants per 1,000 live births. 11*08 Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 9*86 Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 43*48 Deaths from malignant neoplasms (all ages) ... 128 Deaths from measles (all ages) . — Deaths from whooping cough (all ages). — Deaths from gastro-enteritis (under 2 years of age) — Births The following table shows the number of live births and the birth rate over the past five years. Year Number of Births Birth Rate* Birth rate for England and Wales 1958 1,012 16-44 16*4 1959 1,045 15-94 16-5 1960 1,165 17-04 17-1 1961 1,243 17-87 17-4 1962 1,263 16-99 18-0 * Corrected by the Registrar General’s comparability factor. It is of interest to note that the actual number of births which occurred in the Woking U.D. during 1962 was 1,892, although only 1,263 were credited to Woking. The remainder (being born to women not normally resident in Woking) were transferred to other Districts. The births have exceeded the deaths for the past 18 years, the natural increment for this year being 479. The statistics supplied by the Registrar General during 1962 show