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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 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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STATISTICS OF THE AREA
Area (acres) 5,159
Population (census 1951) 65,608
Population (mid-year 1959, Registrar General's estimate
of civilian population) 68,670
Number of inhabited houses as at 31st December, 1959 20,013
Rateable value (estimated) as at 31st December, 1959 £1,256,141
Product of penny rate £5,178
Live Births:
| M | F | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 561 | 550 | 1, 111 |
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 16.2
Comparability Factor is 0.94 giving a corrected
birth rate of 15.2
Birth rate for England and Wales 16.5
Birth rate for County of Middlesex (adjusted) 14.4
Illegitimate Live Births:
| M | F | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 23 | 40 |
Expressed as a percentage of total live births 3.6
Stillbirths:
| M | F | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 |
Rate per 1,000 live and still births 17.7
Total Live and Stillbirths:
| M | F | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 570 | 561 | 1,131 |