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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 1960
[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 (raid-year 1960, Registrar General's estimate
of civilian population 69,400
Number of inhabited houses as at 31st December, 1960 20,261
Rateable value (estimated) as at 31st December, 1960 £1,281,902
Product of penny rate £5,247
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
Live Births:
M F Total
Legitimate 579 512 1091
Illegitimate 24 20 44
1135
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 16.4
Comparability Factor is 0.94 giving a corrected
birth rate of 15.4
Birth rate for England and Wales 17.1
Birth rate for County of Middlesex (adjusted) 15.4
Illegitimate Live births expressed as a percentage of
total live births 3.9
Still births:
M F Total
Legitimate 15 11 26
Illegitimate - - -
26
Rate per 1,000 live and still births 22.4
Total Live and Still Births:
M F Total
618 543 1161
Infant Mortality (deaths under 1 year):
M F Total
Legitimate 17 6 23
Illegitimate - 1 l
24
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