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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]
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STATISTICS OF THE AREA
Area (acres) 5,15S
Population (census 1961) 67,912
Population (mid-year 1963) Registrar General's
estimate of civilian population 68,630
Number of inhabited houses as at 31st December, 1963 20,826
Rateable value (estimated) as at 31st. December, 1963 £4,333,265
Product of penny rate £18,775
| M | F | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 641 | 585 | 1,226 | |
| Illegitimate | 39 | 31 | 70 | |
| 1,296 | ||||
| Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated population | 18.9 | |||
| Comparability factor is 0.93 giving a corrected birth rate of | 17.6 | |||
| Birth rate for England and Wales | 18.2 | |||
| Illegitimate live births expressed as a percentage of total live births | 5.4 | |||
| Still births: | ||||
| M | F | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | ||||
| Rate per 1,000 live and still births | 13.0 | |||
| Total live and still births: | ||||
| M | F | Total | ||
| 686 | 627 | 1,313 | ||
| Infant mortality (deaths under 1 year) | ||||
| M | F | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 18 | 5 | 23 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 24 | ||||