[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Andover Borough.

  • Andover (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Andover Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Live Birth Rate The crude live birth rate p.r 1,000 of the population was 21.2. The corrected birth rate (using a comparability factor of 0.97) was 20.6 per 1,000 of the population compared with a rate of 18.1 for England and Wales and 19.7 for the Administrative County of Hampshire. Illegitimate Births The number of illegitimate births w .s 34 compared with 22 for 1964* A better comparison is the percentage of illegitimate births to total live births which was 8.2$ compared with a rate of 5*5% in 1964* For the Administrative County of Hampshire the rate was 5.9$ in 1965. Still Births There were seven stillbirths in 1965 (all legitimate births) giving a still birth rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths of 16.6 compared with a rate of 9.9 in 1964. The rate for England and Wa.les in 1965 was 15.8 and for the Administrative County of Hampshire was 12.5. Infant Deaths Seven infants under 1 year of age died in 1965. Of those five died during the first week of life and the other two in the first month. Two of these dearths wort, due to prematurity and the others to congenital causes. Ta,ble showing Infant Deaths in 1965 Under 1 year Under 4 weeks Under 1 week Males Females Males Females Males Females Legitimate Illegitimate 4 2 1 0 h , ' 4 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 Total : 5 Infant Mortality Rate This is calculated as the total infant deaths per 1,000 live births and for 1965 was 16.,9 compared with a rate of 27.6 for 1964. The Infant MortaJLity Rate for England and Wales was 19.0 and for the Adr.iinistra.tive County of Hampshire 17.8 for 1965.