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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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STATISTICS OF THE AREA
Area (acres) 5,159
Population (census 1961) 67,912
Population (mid-year 1961), Registrar General's estimate
of civilian population 67,930
Number of inhabited houses as at 31st December, 1961 30,369
Rateable value (estimated) as at 31st December, 1961 £1, 291,651
Product of penny rate £5,355
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
Live Births;
M
F
Total
Legitimate
625
549
1174
Illegitimate
23
18
41
1215
Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population 17.9
Comparability Fact is 0.96 giving a corrected
birth rate of 17.2
Birth rate for England and Wales 17.4
Illegitimate Live births expressed as a percentage of
total live births 3.4
Still births:
M F Total
Legitimate 8 9 17
Illegitimate - - -
17
Rate per 1,000 live and still births 13.8
Total Live and Still Births:
M F Total
656 576 1232
Infant Mortality (deaths under 1 year):
M F Total
Legitimate 13 5 18
Illegitimate 1 1 2
20
5