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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
Sutton and Cheam 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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STATISTICS OP THE AREA
| 1944 | 1945 | |
|---|---|---|
| Area in Acres | 4333.15 | 4338.15 |
| Registrar General's Estimate of the Resident Population | 67,360 | 70,250 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of year) according to the Rate Book | 21,698 | 22,031 |
| Rateable Value and sun re???esented | £884,629 | £884,211 |
| by a Penny Hate | £5,556 | £3,536 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS COMPARATIVE OF THE YEARS 1944 and 1945
| Total | 1944 | Female | Total | 1945 | Female | England. & Wales 1945 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Male | ||||||
| Live Births | 6 04 | 5 58 | 1051 | 539 | 512 | ||
| Legitimate | 1092 | 561 | 531 | 967 | 490 | 477 | * |
| Illegitimate | 70 | 43 | 27 | 84 | 49 | 35 | |
| Birth Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 17.3 | 14.9 | |||||
| Still Births | 29 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 14 | |
| Legit imato | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | |||
| Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Rate per 1000 total (live and still births) | 24.3 | 21.4 | |||||
| Deaths | 834 | 387 | 447 | 747 | 346 | 401 | |
| Death Rate per 1000 of the estimated resident population | 12.4 | 11.4 | |||||
| Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis Other Puerperal Causes | 0 1 | 0 1 | |||||
| Death rate from Puerperal Causes | 0.84 | 0.93 | 1.46 | ||||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age. | |||||||
| All Infants per 1000 live births | 34.42 | 23.78 | 46.00 | ||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births | 33.55 | 1 | 23.78 | ||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1000 illegitimate live births | 14.28 | 1 | 23.80 | ||||
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