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 Hayes]
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Area (acres) | 5,171 |
Population (Census 1931) | 22,969 |
Population (mid-year 1951—Registrar General's estimate of civilian population) | 65,270 |
Number of inhabited houses as at 31st December, 1951 | 17,318 |
Rateable Value (estimated) as at 31st December, 1951 | £431,308 |
Product of a penny rate | £1,725 |
Live Births :— | |||||||
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 14.37 | |||||||
Legitimate | 506 | 400 | 906 | ||||
Illegitimate | 16 | 16 | 32 | ||||
Comparability factor is 0.91, giving a corrected birth rate of | 13.07 | ||||||
Stillbirths :— | |||||||
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births) 19.85 | |||||||
Legitimate | 11 | 6 | 17 | ||||
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Death rate | 7.66 | ||||||
Deaths | 267 | 233 | 500 | ||||
Comparability factor is 1.50, giving a corrected death rate of | 11.49 | ||||||
Deaths from puerperal causes | Nil | ||||||
Death rate of infants under one year of age :— | |||||||
14.93 | |||||||
(b) Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 14.35 | ||||||
(c) Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 31.28 | ||||||
Deaths from :— | |||||||
Cancer | 52 | 41 | 93 | ||||
Measles | — | — | — | ||||
Whooping cough | — | — | — | ||||
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 17 | 5 | 22 | ||||
Tuberculosis (other forms) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Heart disease | 62 | 64 | 126 | ||||
Bronchitis | 18 | 11 | 29 | ||||
Pneumonia (all forms) | 25 | 18 | 43 |