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Ruislip-Northwood 1958
[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;-
1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
72,070 72,700 73,930 75,280 74,930
Population Census, 1951 68,288
Estimated Number of Inhabited
Dwellings 22,003
BIRTH RATE
| NO OF BIRTHS | BIRTH | BASIS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | TOTAl | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS | |||||
| Legitimate | 486 | 491 | 977 | 13.04 | Per 1,000 Registrar-General' s Estimated Resident Population. |
| Illegitimate | 21 | 9 | 30 | 0.4 | |
| Total | 507 | 500 | 1.007 | 13.44 | |
| STILL BIRTHS | |||||
| Legitimate | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14.67 | Per 1,000 total |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | - | (i.e. Live and Still Births) |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14. 67 | |
| TOTAL BIRTHS REGISTERED | |||||
| Legitimate | 492 | 500 | 992 | 13.24 | Per 1,000 Registrar-General' s Estimated Resident Population. |
| Illegitimate | 21 | 9 | 30 | 0.4 | |
| TOTAL | 1,022 | 13.64 | |||