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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
Ealing 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Area (in Acres) | 8,783 | |||
| Population (Census, 1951) | 187,306 | |||
| Population (estimated middle of 1955) | 184,600 | |||
| Rateable Value, 1955-56 | £3,455,229 | |||
| Net Product of a Penny Rate, 1955-56 | £14,300 | |||
| Live Births: - | ||||
| Legitimate Males, 1,096 | Females, | 1,082 | Total | 2,187 |
| Illegitimate Males, 49 | Females, | 59 | Total | 108 |
| Birth-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population | 12.4 | |||
| Still-Births: Males, 21 | Females, | 16 | Total | 37 |
| Rate per 1,000 total Births (Live and Still-Births) | 15,9 | |||
| Deaths: Males, 953 | Females, | 923 | Total | 1,876 |
| Death-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population | 10. 2 | |||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age:- | ||||
| Legitimate Males, 31 | Females, | 17 | Total | 48 |
| Illegitimate Males, 3 | Females, | 1 | Total | 4 |
| Death-Rate of Infants under one year of age:- | ||||
| All Infants per 1,000 Live Births | 22 | |||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitim | ate Live Births 22 | |||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births | 37 | |||
| Deaths from Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and Childbirth; | ||||
| Prom Sepsis - 1 Death Rate | per 1,000 | Total Births | 0.43 | |
| Prom other Causes None | ||||
The number of cases of infectious disease notified in
the Borough in the past twelve years is shown in the
following table: