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Erith 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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SECTION A.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Annual Report, 1941.
Ad). SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
A(l)a. General.
Area.—4,607 acres.
Population.—41,870 (Estimated 1939), 36,520 (Estimated
1941).
Density of population, i.e., number of persons per
acre.—7.92.
Number of inhabited houses.—10,875.
Rateable value, 1941.—£313,964.
Sum produced by a penny rate, 1941.—£1,255.

Table: A (1 )b. Births.

A (1 )b. Births.

TOTAL.Male.Female.
Live Births. Legitimate591301290
Illegitimate1578
606

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Live birth rate per 1,000 of population (1941 estimated)—
16.8.
Corresponding rate for 1940—17.8.
TOTAL. Male. Female.
Still Births. Legitimate 21 10 11
Illegitimate 2 11
23
Still birth rate per 1,000 births—37.95.
A (1) c. Deaths.
Males—276. Females—197. Total—473.
Death rate per 1,000 of population (estimate 1941).—
17.00.
Corresponding rate for 1940.—12.08.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth.—1.
Maternal Mortality per 1,000 total registered births—1.65.
Comparative figure for England and Wales.—2.23.