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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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STATISTICS
TOTAL AREA OF DISTRICT 6,583 acres.
POPULATION
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population for the
mid-year;-
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
72,130 72,070 72,700 73,930 75,280
Population Census, 1951 68,288
Estimated Number of Inhabited
Dwellings 21,629
| NO. OF BIRTHS | BIRTH RATE | BASIS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | TOTAL | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS | |||||
| Legitimate | 497 | 470 | 967 | 12.84 | Per 1 000 Registrar-General's Estimated Resident Population |
| Illegitimate | 21 | 22 | 43 | 0.57 | |
| Total | 518 | 492 | 1,010 | 13.41 | |
| STILL BIRTHS | |||||
| Legitimate | 10 | 6 | 16 | 15.58 | Per 1,000 total (i.e. Live and Still Births) |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 | 0.97 | |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 17 | 16.55 | |
| TOTAL BIRTHS REGISTERED | |||||
| Legitimate | 507 | 476 | 983 | 13.06 | Per 1,000 Registrar-General's Estimated Resident Population |
| Illegitimate | 22 | 22 | 44 | 0.58 | |
| TOTAL | 1,027 | 13.64 | |||