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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA
Area (acres) 5,159
Population (Census 1931) 22,969
Population (mid-year 1952—Registrar General's
estimate of civilian population) 65,240
Number of inhabitated houses as at 31st December, 1952 17,548
Rateable value (estimated) as at 31st December, 1952 £440,374
Product of a penny rate £1,750
Live Births:—
| M. | F. | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 498 | 452 | 950 | Birth- rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 15.27 | ||
| Illegitimate | 20 | 26 | 46 | ||||
| Comparability factor is 0.91, giving a corrected birth-rate of | 13.89 | ||||||
| Stillbirths:— | |||||||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births) 22.57 | |||||||
| Legitimate | 12 | 11 | 23 | ||||
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | ||||
| Death rate | 7.03 | ||||||
| Deaths | 264 | 195 | 459 | ||||
| Comparability factor is 1.50, giving a corrected death rate of | 10.54 | ||||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes | Nil | ||||||
| Death rate of infants under one year of age:— | |||||||
| (a) All infants per 1,000 live births | 18.07 | ||||||
| (b) Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 17.89 | ||||||
| (c) Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 21.73 | ||||||
| Deaths from:— | |||||||
| Cancer | 68 | 37 | 105 | ||||
| Measles | — | — | — | ||||
| Whooping cough | — | — | — | ||||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | — | — | — | ||||
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| Tuberculosis (other forms) | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Heart disease | 77 | 51 | 128 | ||||
| Bronchitis | 10 | 10 | 20 | ||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 17 | 8 | 25 | ||||