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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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STATISTICS
TOTAL AREA OP DISTRICT 6,583 acres.
POPULATION
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population for the
mid-year: -
1955 1956 1957 1958 1 959
72,700 73,930 75,280 74,930 75,330
Population Census, 1951 68,288
Estimated Number of Inhabited
Dwellings 22,329
BIRTH RATE
| NO. OF BIRTHS | BIRTH RATE | BASIS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | TOTAL | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS | |||||
| Legitimate | 524 | 456 | 980 | 13.01 | Per 1,000 Registrar-General's Estimated Resident Population. |
| Illegitimate | 16 | 13 | 29 | 0.38 | |
| Total | 540 | 469 | 1,009 | 13,39 | |
| STILL BIRTHS | |||||
| Legitimate | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15.6 | Per 1.000 total (i.e. Live and Still Births) |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15.6 | |
| TOTAL BIRTHS REGISTERED | |||||
| Legitimate | 532 | 464 | 996 | 13.22 | Per 1,000 Registrar-General's Estimated Resident Population |
| Illegitimate | 16 | 13 | 29 | 0.38 | |
| TOTAL | 1,025 | 13.6 | |||