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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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1. VITAL STATISTICS SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
| Area (in acres) | 13,708 | ||||
| Population (Census, 1961) | 299,762 | ||||
| Population (estimated middle of 1965) | 303,660 | ||||
| Rateable value, 1st April, 1965 | £23,003,684 | ||||
| Net product of a penny rate, 1965/66 (estimated) | £92,500 | ||||
| Live births:— | |||||
| Legitimate males | 2,593 | Females | 2,431 | Total | 5,024 |
| Illegitimate males | 274 | Females | 254 | Total | 528 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of estimated population | 18.3 | ||||
| Illegitimate live births (per cent of total live births) | 10.5% | ||||
| Still-births:— | |||||
| Males | 49 | Females | 32 | Total | 81 |
| Rate per 1,000 total births (live and still-births) | 14 | ||||
| Deaths:— | |||||
| Males | 1,728 | Females | 1,722 | Total | 3,450 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 of estimated population | 11.4 | ||||
| Deaths of infants under one year of age:— | |||||
| Legitimate males | 50 | Females | 39 | Total | 89 |
| Illegitimate males | 4 | Females | 6 | Total | 10 |
| Death-rates of infants under one year of age:— | |||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 17.8 | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 17.7 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 18.9 | ||||
| Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 11.9 | ||||
| / Early neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births) | 10.4 | ||||
| Perinatal mortality rate (still-births and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and still-births) | 24.7 | ||||
| Maternal mortality (including abortion):— | |||||
| Number of deaths | Nil | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 live and still-births | Nil | ||||