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Coulsdon and Purley 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 11,182
Registrar-General's estimate of population, 1937 53,920
Population, Census, 193137,666
Number of occupied houses, December, 1937 14,624
Number of occupied houses, 1931 9,533
Rateable Value, December, 1937 £695,262
Sum represented by a penny rate, December, 1937 £2,740
| T otal. | M. | F. | 12.8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births—Legitimate | 666 | 355 | 311 | |
| do. —Illegitimate | 26 | 17 | 9 | |
| 692 | 372 | 320 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | ||||
| Still Births | 15 | 8 | 7 | 21.7 |
| Deaths | 458 | 223 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. 235 8.5 | |
| Deaths from Puerperal causes:— | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | |||
Puerperal Sepsis 1 1.42
Other Puerperal causes 1 1.42
Total 2 2.83
Death Rates of Infants under one year of age :—
All infants per 1,000 live births 35
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 34
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 38
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 87
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) 3
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