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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Area | 2,28 2. 5 acres |
| Population ( 1957) (estimated) | 111, 700 |
| „ (1956) (estimated) | 113,300 |
| „ Census (1951) | 119,367 |
| Natural increase i.e., excess of births over deaths | 657 |
| Marriages registered | |
| Rateable Value (April, 1957) | £2,052,441 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (April, 1957) | £8,150 |
| Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1,671 | 886 | 785 | Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated |
| Illegitimate | 215 | 114 | 101 | resident population =16.8 | |
| Stillbirths | 35 | 20 | 15 | Rate per 1,000 total (live & still) births = 18. 2 | |
| Deaths | 1,229 | 639 | 590 | Death Rate per 1,000 estimated average population = 11.0 | |
| Deaths from maternal causes - | |||||
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total (Live and still births) | ||||
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | 2 | 1,04 | |||
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age: - | |||||
| All Infants per 1.000 live births | 25 | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 23.33 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 41.86 | ||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 284 | ||||
| „ „ Measles (all ages) | .. | ||||
| „ „ Whooping Cough (all ages) | .. | ||||