London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1959
[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.
SECTION A
STATISTICS
GENERAL STATISTICS
| Area (acres) | 2,319 |
| Population: Census, 1931 | 70,008 |
| 1951 | 67,424 |
| Registrar General's Estimate Mid.—1959 Home Population _ __ _ | 64,800 |
| Rateable Value at 31st March, 1959 | £1,551,094 |
| Product of a penny rate for year ending 31st March, 1959 | £6,295 |
| General Rate in the k, at 31st March, 1959 | 17s. 0d. |
| Number of Inhabited Dwellings at 31st March, 1959 | 18,950 |
VITAL STATISTICS
(Comparable figures for 1958 in brackets)
| Live Births: | total | males | females |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 953 (921) | 484 (490) | 469 (431) |
| Illegitimate | 86 (69) | 34 (36) | 52 (33) |
| Totals | 1,039 (990) | 518 (526) | 521 (464) |
Birth rate per 1,000 estimated population lb.O (15.1).
Corrected birth rate per 1,000 estimated population—
15.2 (14.2).