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Ealing 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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SECTION 6
STATISTICAL TABLES
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
| Area (in Acres) | 8,781 |
| Population (Census, 1961) | 183,151 |
| Population (estimated middle of 1963) | 183,120 |
| Rateable Value, 1st April, 1963 | £12,184,819 |
| Net Product of a Penny Rate, 1963/64 (Est.) | £50,000 |
Live Births:—
| Legitimate Males | 1,385 | Females | 1,374 | Total | 2,759 |
| Illegitimate Males | 134 | Females | 111 | Total | 245 |
Birth-Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 16.4
Illegitimate Live Births (per cent of total live births) 8.2%
Still-Births:—
Males 28 Females 18 Total 46
Rate per 1,000 total Births (Live and Still Births) 15
Deaths:—
Males 1,169 Females 1,131 Total 2,300
Death-Rate for 1,000 of Estimated Population 12.5
Deaths of Infants under one year of age—
Legitimate Males 34 Females 15 Total 49
Illegitimate Males 5 Females 2 Total 7
Death-Rates of Infants under one year of age:—
| All Infants per 1,000 Live Births | 18.6 |
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 Legitimate Live Births | 17.8 |
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 Illegitimate Live Births | 28.5 |
| Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 11.3 |
| Early Neo-natal Mortality Rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births) | 11.7 |
| Perinatal Mortality Rate (still-births and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and still births) | 24 |
| Maternal Mortality (including Abortion) Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births | Nil |