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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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| Area | 2,282.5 acres |
|---|---|
| Population (1959) (estimated) | 108,900 |
| „ (1958) (estimated) | 110,200 |
| „ Census (1951) | 119,367 |
| Natural increase, i.e., excess of births over deaths | 767 |
| Marriages registered | 1,267 |
| Rateable Value (April, 1959) | £2,233,243 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (April, 1959) | £9,100 |
EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS—1959
| Live Births | Legitimate | Total | M. | F. | Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated resident population = 18.4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,748 | 918 | 830 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 256 | 124 | 132 | |||
| Stillbirths | 50 | 23 | 27 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births = 24.3 | ||
| Deaths | 1,237 | 645 | 592 | Death Rate per 1,000 estimated average population=11.3 | ||
| Deaths from maternal causes— | ||||||
| Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion | Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 0.48 | ||||
| 1 | ||||||
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 27 | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 25.74 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 39.06 | |||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 252 | |||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | |||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | — | |||||