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Erith 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Annual Report, 1935.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
1. General.
Area.—3,859 acres.
Population.—35,760. (Estimated Mid-year, 1935.)
Density of population, i.e., number of persons per
acre.—9.26.
Number of inhabited houses.—8,745.
Rateable value, 1935.—£255,264
Sum produced by a penny rate, 1935.—£1,002.
2. Vital.
Births.
TOTAL. Male. Female.
Live Births. Legitimate 507 263 244
Illegitimate 18 6 12
525 269 256
Live birth rate per 1,000 of population (1935 estimated).
—14.6.
Corresponding rate for 1934.—13.73.
TOTAL. Male. Female.
Still Births. Legitimate 16 6 10
Illegitimate 2 2 —
18 8 10
Still Birth rate per 1,000 total births.—34.3.
Deaths.
Males 194. Females 166. Total 360.
Death rate per 1,000 of population (estimated 1935).—
10.06.
Corresponding rate for 1934.—9.9.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth—2.
Maternal Mortality per 1,000 total registered births—3.8.