Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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GENERAL STATISTICS—1949
Area | 2,282.5 acres |
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Population (1948) (estimated) | 115,800 |
„ (1949) | 118,440 |
„ Census (1901) | 112,239 |
„ (1911) | 121,521 |
„ (1921) | 130,295 |
„ (1931) | 135,521 |
Natural increase, i.e., excess of births over deaths | 662 |
Density of population (persons per acre) | 51.90 |
Marriages registered | 1,246 |
Rateable value (April, 1949) | £1,189,683 |
Sum represented by a penny rate (April, 1949) | £4,880 |
EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS—1949.
Total. | M. | F. | Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated resident population= 16.6 | ||
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Live Births | Legitimate | 1,823 | 902 | 921 | |
Illegitimate | 148 | 88 | 60 | ||
Stillbirths | 41 | 20 | 21 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births=20.3 | |
Deaths | 1,309 | 653 | 656 | Death Rate per 1,000 estimated average population=11.0 | |
Deaths from puerperal causes— | |||||
Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||||
Puerperal sepsis | — | — | |||
Other puerperal causes | 2 | 0.99 | |||
Total | 2 | 0.99 |
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |
All Infants per 1,000 live births | 28 |
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 27.97 |
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 27.02 |
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 238 |
„ „ Measles (all ages) | — |
„ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 |