[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam].

  • Sutton and Cheam (London, England). Borough Council.
Date:
[1948?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    STATISTICS OF THE AREA 1946 1947 Area in Acres 4338.15 4338.15 Registrar General's Estimate of the Resident Population 78,770 80,590 Number of inhabited houses (end of year) according to the Rate Book 22,149 22,306 Rateable Value and sum represented by a Penny Rate £888,304 £901,065 £3,590 £3,685 EXTRACTS -FROM VITAL STATISTICS COMPARATIVE OP THE YEARS 1946 AND 1947 1946 1947 England & Wales 1947 Total Male Female Total Male Female Live Births 1390 ■ 745 645 1446 753 693 Legitimate 1322 704 618 1380 717 663 Illegitimate 68 41 27 66 36 30 Birth Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population 17.6 17.9 20.5 Still Births 29 16- 13 30 15 15 Legitimate 29 16 13 27 12 15 Illegitimate - - - 3 3 Rate per 1000 total (live and still births) 20.4 20.3 24. 0 Deaths 811 403 408 886 .. 435 451 Death Rate .per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population ' 12.9 10.9 . 12.0 Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis Other Puerperal Causes 1 0 1 0 Death rate from Puerperal Causes per 1000 total (live and still births) 0.70 0.68 1.01 Deaths of Infants under one year of age All Infants per 1000 live births 35.96 30.43 41.0 Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births 36.63 29.0 Illegitimate Infants per 1000 illegitimate live births 29.41 60. 6 5.