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Coulsdon and Purley 1947
[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, 1947 62,440
Population, Census 1931 37,666
Number of occupied houses, December, 1947 16,999
Number of occupied houses, 1931 9,533
Rateable Value, December, 1946 £754,493
Sum represented by a penny rate £3,113
| Total. | M. | F. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births—Legitimate | 1,030 | 511 | 519 | |
| do. Illegitimate | 33 | 21 | 12 | |
| 1,063 | 532 | 531 | 17.0 | |
| Still Births—Legitimate | 30 | 12 | 18 | |
| do. Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 31 | 13 | 18 | 28.3 | |
| Deaths | 672 | 329 | 343 | 10.8 |
| Deaths from Puerperal causes :— | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | |||
| Other Puerperal causes | 1.83 | 1.83 | ||
| Total | 1.83 | 1.83 | ||
Death Rates of Infants under one year of age :—•
All infants per 1,000 live births 23
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births 23
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births —
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 118
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) Nij
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