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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 1955
[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 Inspec- j
tors Examination Joint Board.
(c) Certificate, Royal Sanitary Institute for Inspectors of Meat j
and other Foods.
(d) Certificate, Royal Sanitary Institute for Smoke Inspectors. :
SECTION A
STATISTICS
GENERAL STATISTICS
Area (acres) 2,319
Population: Census, 1931 70,008
1951 67,424
Registrar General's Estimate Mid.—1955
Home Population 66,729
Rateable Value at 31st March, 1955 £883,336.
Product of a penny rate for year ending 31st March, 1955 £3,612
General Rate in the £ at 31st March, 1955 22/2
Number of Inhabited Houses at 31st March, 1955 19,148
VITAL STATISTICS
(Comparable figures for 1954 in brackets)
| total | males | females: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 808 (920) | 413 (447) | 395 (473) |
| Illegitimate | 42 (56) | 17 (27) | 25 (29)) |
| Totals | 850 (976) | 430 (474) | 420 (502) |
Birth rate per 1,000 estimated population—12.75 (14.53).
Corrected birth rate per 1,000 estimated population—
11.85 (13.52).