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Wimbledon 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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SECTION A. — STATISTICS AND
SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres—Census, 1931) 3,221
Population (Census, 1931) 59,515
Population (mid-1947) 57,170
Number of inhabited houses: —
1921 (Census) 11,926
1931 (Census) 13,325
Number of families or separate occupiers: —
1921 (Census) 13,998
1931 (Census) 15,883
Rateable Value:—£854,119.
Sum represented by a penny rate:—£3,410.
(Registrar-General's Figures.)
| Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1,056 | 563 | 493 | |
| Illegitimate | 53 | 27 | 26 | ||
| Total | 1,109 | 590 | 519 | ||
| Total | M. | F. | |||
| Stillbirths | Legitimate | 24 | 12 | 12 | |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | ||
| Total | 24 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 19.82 | ||||
| Still-birth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 21.18 | ||||
| Total | M. | F. | |||
| Deaths | 780 | 345 | 435 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 13.64 | ||||
Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List):—
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |
|---|---|---|
| No. 29 Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | – | – |
| No. 30 Other maternal causes | l | 0.88 |
| Total | l | 0.88 |
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 18.03
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 17.05
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 37.74
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 150
Measles (all ages) 0
Whooping Cough (all ages) 0
Diarrhoea (under 2 vears of ace) 0
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