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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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GENERAL STATISTICS—1951
| Area | 2,282.5 acres |
| Population (1950) (estimated) | 119,200 |
| „ (1951) ( „ ) | 118,300 |
| „ „ Census (1901) | 112,239 |
| „ „ (1911) | 121,521 |
| „ „ (1921) | 130,295 |
| „ „ (1931) | 135,521 |
| „ „ (1951) | 119,317 |
| Natural increase, i.e., excess of births over deaths | 377 |
| Marriages registered | 1,220 |
| Rateable value (April, 1951) | £1,231,073 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (April, 1951) | £5,040 |
EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS—1951
| Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1,739 | 891 | 848 | (Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated resident population=15.8 |
| Illegitimate | 135 | 64 | 71 | ||
| Stillbirths | 40 | 22 | 18 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births=20.9 | |
| Deaths | 1,497 | 795 | 702 | Death Rate per 1,000 estimated average population=12.6 | |
| Deaths from maternal causes- | Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | |||
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 1 | 0.52 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0.52 | |||
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | |
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 21.27 |
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 29.62 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 254 |
| ,, ,, Measles (all ages) | — |
| ,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | 1 |