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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hayes and Harlington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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Most of the houses are in good condition and have been erected
since the War. It has been found necessary from time to time
to condemn some of the older cottages; in consequence there is
no slum area at all in the district. 1587 houses are owned by
the Council and are let at a low rental, preference being given in
the allocation of these houses to people who have lived in the
district for some years. There is a number of bungalows let to
old people without families at a rental of 5s. 0d. a week inclusive
of rates.
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births— | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 20.8 | |||
| Legitimate | 881 | 438 | 443 | |
| Illegitimate | 33 | 22 | 11 | |
| Stillbirths | 27 | 16 | 11 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 28.7 |
| Deaths | 326 | 168 | 158 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 7.42 |
The Comparability Factor for adjusting the local death rate to
that for the whole country after taking into consideration age
and sex is the same as last year, namely 1.36. The adjusted
death rate is, therefore, 10.1.
Deaths from puerperal causes :—
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |
|---|---|---|
| Puerperal sepsis | Nil | 0.0 |
| Other puerperal causes | 1 | 1.06 |
| Total | 1 | 1.06 |
Death rate of Infants under one year of age—
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 59.1 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 59.0 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 60.6 |