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Hayes and Harlington 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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SECTION A
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
Area (acres) 5,171
Population (census 1931) 23,646
Population (mid-year 1948) Registrar-General's
Estimate: Civilian population figure 65,620
Number of Inhabited Houses as at 31st December, 1948 16,955
Rateable Value (estimate) as at 31st December, 1948 £441,650
Product of a Penny Rate £1,713
| Live Births— | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 19.2 | ||||||
| Legitimate 647 | 560 | 1,207 | ||||
| Illegitimate 23 | 25 | 48 | ||||
| Stillbirths— | ||||||
| Legitimate 12 | 9 | 21 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 17.22 | |||
| Illegitimate 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| Deaths 242 | 211 | 453 | Death Rate 6.9 | |||
| Deaths from puerperal causes | Nil | |||||
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | ||||||
| (a) All infants per 1,000 live births | 27.88 | |||||
| (b) Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 27.34 | |||||
| (c) Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 41.66 | |||||
| Deaths from Cancer | 47 | 50 | 97 | |||
| Deaths from Measles | — | — | — | |||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough | — | — | — | |||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Deaths from Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 10 | 7 | 17 | |||
| Deaths from Tuberculosis—other forms | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Deaths from Heart Disease | 51 | 45 | 96 | |||
| Deaths from Bronchitis | 16 | 8 | 24 | |||
| Deaths from Pneumonia (all forms) | 22 | 10 | 32 | |||