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Coulsdon and Purley 1950
[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, Dec., 1950 64,490
Population, Census 1931 37,666
Number of occupied houses, December, 1950 17,885
Number of occupied houses, 1931 9,533
Rateable Value, December, 1950 £766,575
Sum represented by a penny rate £3,100
| Total | M. | F. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births—Legitimate | 733 | 374 | 359 | |
| do. Illegitimate | 22 | 8 | 14 | 11.7 |
| 755 | 382 | 373 | ||
| Still Births—Legitimate | 13 | 9 | ||
| do. Illegitimate | — | — | — | 16.9 |
| Deaths | 615 | 297 | 318 | 9.5 |
| 8.8 | ||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | - | - | ||
| Other Puerperal causes | 2 | 2.60 | ||
| Total | 2 | 2.60 | ||
Death Rates of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 17.2
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births 17.7
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births Nil
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 119
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 1
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