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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
Hammersmith 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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GENERAL STATISTICS—1949
| Area | 2,282.5 acres |
|---|---|
| Population (1948) (estimated) | 115,800 |
| „ (1949) | 118,440 |
| „ Census (1901) | 112,239 |
| „ (1911) | 121,521 |
| „ (1921) | 130,295 |
| „ (1931) | 135,521 |
| Natural increase, i.e., excess of births over deaths | 662 |
| Density of population (persons per acre) | 51.90 |
| Marriages registered | 1,246 |
| Rateable value (April, 1949) | £1,189,683 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (April, 1949) | £4,880 |
EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS—1949.
| Total. | M. | F. | Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated resident population= 16.6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1,823 | 902 | 921 | |
| Illegitimate | 148 | 88 | 60 | ||
| Stillbirths | 41 | 20 | 21 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births=20.3 | |
| Deaths | 1,309 | 653 | 656 | Death Rate per 1,000 estimated average population=11.0 | |
| Deaths from puerperal causes— | |||||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||||
| Puerperal sepsis | — | — | |||
| Other puerperal causes | 2 | 0.99 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0.99 | |||
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 28 |
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 27.97 |
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 27.02 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 238 |
| „ „ Measles (all ages) | — |
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |
| „ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 2 |