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Feltham 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Council Offices,
Feltham.
July, 1958.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to present my Annual Report on the Health and
Sanitation of your District for the year 1957.
The District is divided into three Wards: Bedfont,
Feltham and Hanworth, with a total acreage of 4,925.
The Home population (mid year) as estimated by the
Registrar General was 50,000. This was a small increase
compared with the 1956 figure of 49,230. The day population
is increased by people working at the various factories
and shops, but a large number of residents work outside the
district, particularly in London. Only a very small number
continue to work in agriculture.
The product of a penny rate is £3,660.13.1
Rateable Value £885,691
Number of inhabited dwellings 13,844
Number of new dwellings erected 357
| Live Births | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 797 | 392 | 405 |
| Illegitimate | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| Total | 815 | 405 | 410 |
| Still Births | Total | Male | Female |
| Legitimate | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 13 |
| Crude Birth Rate | 16.3 | (1956 | 16.7 ) |
| Comparability Factor | 0.97 | (1956 | 0.97) |
| Adjusted Birth Rate | 15.81 | (1956 | 16.19) |
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 | |||
| total births (live and still) | 23.95 | (1956 | 14.38) |
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 of | |||
| the estimated home popu | |||
| lation | 0.4 | (1956 | 0.24) |