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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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STATISTICS OF THE AREA
1957 1958
Area in acres 4338.15 4338.15
Registrar General's estimate of the
Resident Population 78.960 79,210
Number of inhabited houses (end of year)
according to the Rate Book 23,692 24,626*
Rateable value and sum represented by a £1,539,785 £1,554,114
Penny Rate £6,259 £6,313
*This figure includes 622 dwellings assessed with
business premises, not previously included.
| 1957 | 1958 | England & Wales 1958 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||
| 970 | 493 | 477 | 1035 | 516 | 519 | ||
| Legitimate | 939 | 478 | 461 | 1002 | 500 | 502 | |
| Illegitimate | 31 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 17 | |
| Birth Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 12.3 | 13.1 | 16.4 | ||||
| 18 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Legitimate | 16 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | |
| Rate per 1000 total (live and still births) | 18.2 | 8.6 | 21.6 | ||||
| 890 | 415 | 475 | 971 | 461 | 510 | ||
| Death Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 11.3 | 12.3 | 11.7 | ||||
| Sepsis | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Other Maternal Causes | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Death Rate from Maternal Causes per 1000 total (live and still births) | 0.00 | 0.96 | 0.43 | ||||
| All Infants per 1000 live births | 26.8 | 16.4 | 22.5 | ||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births | 24.5 | 14.5 | |||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1000 illegitimate live births | 96.9 | 60.1 | |||||