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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
Acton 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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(a) Certificate Royal Sanitary Institute.
(b) Certificate Royal Sanitary Institute and Sanitary Inspectors
Examination Joint Board.
(c) Certificate Royal Sanitary Institute for Inspectors of Meat
and other Foods.
(d) Certificate Royal Sanitary Institute for Smoke Inspectors.
| Area (acres) | 2,319 |
|---|---|
| Population: Census, 1931 | 70,008 |
| 1951 | 67,424 |
| Registrar General's Estimate Mid. 1952 | |
| Home Population | 68,190 |
| Rateable Value at 31st March, 1952 | £863,481 |
| Product of a penny rate for year ending 31st March, 1952 | £3,542 |
| General Rate in the £ at 31st March, 1952 | 18/2 |
| Number of Inhabited Houses at 3lst March, 1952 | 17,790 |
(Comparable figures for 1951 in brackets)
| Live Births:. | total | males | females | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 916 (950) | 482 (502) | 434 (448) | ||
| Illegitimate | 54 (59) | 30 (27) | 24 (32) | ||
| Totals | 970 (1,009) | 512 (539) | 458 (480) | ||
Birth rate per 1,000 estimated population—14.2 (14.7).
Corrected birth rate per 1,000 estimated population—13.21.