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 Coulsdon]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres) | 11,142 |
Registrar-General's estimate of population, 1946 | 60,390 |
Population, Census 1931 | 37,666 |
Number of occupied houses, December, 1946 | 16,692 |
Number of occupied houses, 1931 | 9,533 |
Rateable Value, December, 1946 | £745,720 |
Sum represented by a penny rate | £3,008 |
VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1946.
Total. | M. | F. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Live Births—Legitimate | 1,028 | 532 | 496 | |
do. Illegitimate | 37 | 12 | 25 | |
17.6 | ||||
1,065 | 544 | 521 | ||
Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | ||||
Still Births—Legitimate | 39 | 22 | 17 | |
do. Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | 36.2 | |
40 | 22 | 18 | ||
Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | ||||
Deaths | 591 | 280 | 311 | 9.8 |
Deaths from Puerperal causes | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | |||
Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | 1.81 | ||
Other Puerperal causes | 1 | 0.90 | ||
Total | 3 | 2.71 |
Death Rates of Infants under one year of age
All infants per 1,000 live births | 25 |
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births | 25 |
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births | 27 |
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 117 |
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | Nil |
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | Nil |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 1 |