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Erith 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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SECTION A.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Annual Report 1944.
A(l). SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.
A(l)a. General.
Area.—4,607 acres.
Population.—41,870 (estimated 1939), 37,890, (estimated
1943) 36,780.
Density of population, i.e. number of persons per
acre.—8.3.
No. of inhabited houses.—11,365.
Rateable value.—£318,906.
Sum produced by penny rate.—j£ 13*28.
A (1 ) b. Births.
| TOTAL. | Male. | Female. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Legitimate | 863 | 439 | 421 |
| Illegitimate | 32 | 17 | 15 | |
| 895 | ||||
| Live birth rate per 1,000 of population (R.G. figures).— 24.3. | ||||
| Corresponding rate for 1943—21.6. | ||||
| TOTAL. | Male. | Female. | ||
| Still Births. | Legitimate | 18 | 11 | |
| Illegitimate | — | — | - | |
| 18 | ||||
Still birth rate per 1,000 births—20.1.
A (1 ) c. Deaths.
Males—258. Females—205. Total—463.
Death rate per 1,000 of population (1944)—12.5.
Corresponding rate for 1943—11.58.
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, childbirth—2.
Maternal Mortality per 1,000 total registered births—2 2
Comparative figure for England and Wales—1.93.