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Coulsdon and Purley 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres) 11,142
Registrar-General's estimate of population, mid. 1952 64,180
Population, Census 1931 37,666
Population, Census 1951 63,770
Number of occupied houses, December, 1952 17,798
Number of occupied houses, 1931 9,533
Number of occupied houses, 1951 18,071
Rateable Value, December, 1952 £785,353
Sum represented by a penny rate £3,145
VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1952.
| Total | M. | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the F. estimated resident population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births—Legitimate | 737 | 370 | 367 | 11.7 |
| do. Illegitimate | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| 751 | 379 | 372 | ||
| 12.4 | ||||
| Still Births—Legitimate | 8 | 8 | — | 11.9 |
| do. Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Deaths | 656 | 319 | 337 | 10.2 |
| 9.4 | ||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | |||
| Other Puerperal causes | - | |||
| Total | —— | |||
Death Rates of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 24.0
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births 24.4
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births Nil
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 114
Deaths from Measles (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) Nil
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years) Nil
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