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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
Ruislip-Northwood 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year 1937.
Compiled from the figures supplied by the Registrar-General.
| Births during 1937. | M. | F. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 257 | 342 | 599 |
| Illegitimate | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Totals | 263 | 351 | 614 |
| Total Births for 1936 was | 532 |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of population | 19.68 | ||
| Illegitimate Birth Rate per 1,000 of population | .41 | ||
| The Birth Rate for 1932 ,, | 14.7 | ||
| 13.9 | |||
| 15.9 | |||
| „ „ 1935 ,, | 16.3 | ||
| 17.7 | |||
| The Birth Rate for England and Wales for 1937 | 14.9 | ||
| Stillbirths:— | M. | F. | Totals. |
| Legitimate | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Illegitimate | — | 1 | |
| Totals | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Stillbirth Rate per 1,000 of population | .55 | ||
| „ „ Total Live and Stillbirths | 27.24 | ||
| M. | F. | Total. | |
| 166 | 132 | 298 | |