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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
Chelsea 1961
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1961
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GENERAL AND VITAL STATISTICS 1961
| Area of Borough: | 659.6 acres | |
| General Rate: | 17s.4d. in the £ (at 31st March, 1961) | |
| Product of a Penny Rate (gross): | £7,915 | |
| Rateable value of Borough as at 31st March, 1961: | £1,963,322 | |
| Population: | Registrar-General's estimate of the population of the Borough (mid-year 1961): | 48,490 |
| Density of population per acres | 73.51 | |
| Number of Dwellings (according to the Rate Books): | 16,288 | |
| Live Births: | Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 570 | 290 | 280 | Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated population: | 13.7 |
| Illegitimate | 93 | 42 | 51 | ||
| 663 | 332 | 331 | Adjustment of birth rate by area comparability factor (0.76): | 10.4 | |
| (Birth rate for England and Wales – 17.4) | |||||
| Illegitimate Live Births (per cent of total live births): | 14.0 | ||||
Still Births: Total Male Female
| Legitimate | 9 | 6 | 3 | Rate per 1,000 live and still births: | 16.3 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | – | ||
| 11 | 8 | 3 | |||
| (Still birth rate for England and Wales – 18.7) | |||||
| Total Live and Still Births: | 674 | ||||
Infant Deaths (deaths under one year):-
| Total | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 13 | 5 | 8 | Rate per 1,000 live births: | 24.1 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 6 | 10 |