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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Area | 2,282.5 acres |
| Population (1958) (estimated) | 110,200 |
| „ (1957) (estimated) | 111,700 |
| „ Census (1951) | 119,367 |
| Natural increase, i.e., excess of births over deaths | 786 |
| Marriages registered | 1,284 |
| Rateable Value (April, 1958) | £2,029,573 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (April, 1958) | £8,200 |
| Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 1,807 | 913 | 894 | Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated resident population = 18.3. |
| Illegitimate | 220 | 106 | 114 | ||
| Stillbirths | 35 | 17 | 18 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births = 16.9. | |
| Deaths | 1,241 | 667 | 574 | Death Rate per 1,000 estimated average population = 11.2. | |
| Deaths from maternal causes | |||||
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | Deaths 2 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 0.96 | |||
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 24 |
| Legitimate infants per 1.000 legitimate live births | 26.00 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 9.09 |
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 249 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — |