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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
Hayes and Harlington 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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SECTION A
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
Area (acres) 5,161
Population (census 1931) 23,646
Population (mid-year 1945), Registrar-General's
Estimate: Working Population Figure 60,660
Number of Inhabited Houses as at 31st December, 1945 15,907
Rateable Value (Estimate) £410,392
Product of a Penny Rate £1,684
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births- | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 18.99 | |||
| Legitimate | 1,076 | 543 | 533 | |
| Illegitimate | 76 | 39 | 37 | |
| Stillbirths— | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 17.90 | |||
| Legitimate | 20 | 11 | 9 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Deaths | 432 | 231 | 201 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 7.12 |
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes | Nil | |||
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 39.9 | ||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 live legitimate live births | 40.9 | ||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 live illegitimate live births | 26.3 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 39 | 40 | 79 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | - | — | — |
| Deaths from Diarrhœa (under 2 years of age) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis of respiratory system (all ages) | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis (other forms) (all ages) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Deaths from Heart Disease (all ages) | 46 | 30 | 76 |
| Deaths from Bronchitis (all ages) | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| Deaths from Pneumonia (all forms) (all ages) | 13 | 11 | 24 |