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 Harrow]
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Area (in acres) | 12,555 |
Registrar-General's estimate of resident population, midyear 1959 | 213,700 |
Rateable Value (1st April, 1959) | £3,767,150 |
Sum represented by a penny rate (1st April 1959) | £15,545 |
Total number of occupied houses and flats | 64,284 |
Live Births:— | Male | Female | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 1,391 | 1,412 | 2,803 | |
Illegitimate | 68 | 60 | 128 | |
Total | 1,459 | 1,472 | 2,931 | |
Live birth rate per 1,000 population | 13.7 | |||
Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 4.3 | |||
Stillbirths:— | ||||
Legitimate | 23 | 18 | 41 | |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Total | 24 | 19 | 43 | 14.4 |
Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | ||||
Total live and stillbirths | 2,974 | |||
Deaths:— | 2,078 | |||
Number | ||||
Death rate per 1,000 population | 9.7 | |||
Deaths of infants under one year of age | 44 | |||
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 15.0 | |||
Legitimate I.M. rate per 1,000 legit, live births | 14.3 | |||
Illegitimate I.M. rate per 1,000 illegit. live births | 35.7 | |||
Neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 11.6 | |||
Early neonatal mortality rate (deaths under 1 week) | 10.8 | |||
Perinatal mortality rate | 25.2 | |||
Maternal deaths (including abortions) | — | |||
Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | — | |||
Death from Cancer | 444 | |||
Measles | 1 | |||
Whooping Cough | - | |||
Tuberculosis | 0 |
Population
The mid-year population of the district was estimated to be 213,700.
This includes members of the armed forces stationed in the district.
In each of the post-war years the population of the district increased
to reach the highest figure of 220,300 in 1950. From that time
there has been a slight fall each year in the estimated population, the midyear
1959 figure being 213,700, a fall of 600 on that of the previous year.
This fall took place in spite of the natural increase in population which