London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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1. VITAL STATISTICS SUMMARY OP STATISTICS
| Area (in acres) | 13,708 | ||||
| Population (Census, 1961) | 299,762 | ||||
| Population (estimated middle of 1970) | 294,820 | ||||
| Rateable value, 1st April, 1970 | £24,293,000 | ||||
| Net product of a penny rate, 1970/71 | £97,000 | ||||
| Live births:- | |||||
| Legitimate males | 2,487 | Females | 2,306 | Total | 4, 793 |
| Illegitimate males | 223 | Females | 224 | Total | 447 |
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of estimated population | 17.3 | ||||
| Illegitimate live births (per cent of total live births) | 9% | ||||
| Still-births:- | |||||
| Males | 32 | Females | 29 | Total | 61 |
| Rate per 1,000 total births (live and still-births) | 12.0 | ||||
| Deaths:- | |||||
| Males | 1, 768 | Females | 1,708 | Total | 3,476 |
| Death-rate per 1,000 of estimated population | 11. 1 | ||||
| Deaths of infants under one year of age:- | |||||
| Legitimate males | 47 | Females | 33 | Total | 80 |
| Illegitimate males | 8 | Females | 6 | Total | 14 |
| Death-rates of infants under one year of age:- | |||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 18.0 | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 17.0 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 31.0 | ||||
| Neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under four weeks per 1,000 total live births) | 13.0 | ||||
| Early neo-natal mortality rate (deaths under one week per 1,000 total live births) | 12.0 | ||||
| Perinatal mortality rate (still-births and deaths under one week combined per 1,000 total live and still-births) | 23.0 | ||||
| Maternal mortality (including abortion):- | |||||
| Number of deaths | NIL | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 live and still-births | NIL | ||||