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Coulsdon and Purley 1938
[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, 1938 55,070
Population, Census 1931 37,666
Number of occupied houses, December, 1938 15,431
Number of occupied houses, 1931 9,533
Rateable Value, December, 1938 £711,957
Sum represented by a penny rate £2,860
| Total. | M. | F. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births—Legitimate | 718 | 351 | 367 | |
| do. —Illegitimate | 20 | 11 | 9 | 13.4 |
| 738 | 362 | 376 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | ||||
| Still Births—Legitimate | 21 | 14 | 7 | 27.7 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. | ||||
| Deaths | 434 | 222 | 212 | 7.9 |
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | ||||
| Deaths from Puerperal causes:— . | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | - | — | ||
| Other Puerperal causes | 1 | 1.32 | ||
| Death Rates of Infants under one year of age:— | ||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 51 | |||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births | 46 | |||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births | 250 | |||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 63 | |||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1 | |||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | Nil | |||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) | 4 | |||