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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Area (in acres) | 11,142 |
Registrar-General's estimate of population, mid. 1951 | 64,200 |
Population, Census 1931 | 37,666 |
Population, Census 1951 | 63,770 |
Number of occupied houses, December, 1951 | 18,071 |
Number of occupied houses, 1931 | 9,533 |
Rateable Value, December, 1951 | £773,981 |
Sum represented by a penny rate | £3,110 |
VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1951.
Total | M. | F. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Live Births—Legitimate | 758 | 388 | 370 | ||
do. Illegitimate | 24 | 12 | 12 | ||
782 | 400 | 382 | |||
Still Births—Legitimate | 23 | 13 | 10 | ||
do. Illegitimate | — | — | — | ||
Deaths | 739 | 349 | 390 | ||
Deaths from puerperal causes :— | |||||
Puerperal Sepsis | — | — | |||
Other Puerperal causes | — | — | |||
Total | — | — |
Death Rates of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births | 21.7 |
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births | 21.1 |
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births | 41.7 |
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 123 |
Deaths from Measles (all ages) | Nil |
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | Nil |
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | Nil |