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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

Hendon 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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SECTION A:
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA.
STATISTICS
General.
Wards (9) Area in Acres.
Edgware 2,327
Burnt Oak 477
Mill Hill 2,695
West Hendon 1,143
Central 1,139
Park 580
Golders Green 748
Garden Suburb 667
Childs Hill 593
Area of Borough (in acres)10,369
Population figure supplied by Registrar General 154,800
Density of Population, i..e., Number of persons per acre 14.96
Number of inhabited houses at 31st December , 1954 (according to Rate Book) 43,010
Rateable Value at 31st December, 1954 £2,058,805
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £8,230
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population 12.97
Birth Rate corrected for comparison with other areas 12.19
Comparability factor supplied by Registrar General 0.94
Corrected Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population, County of Middlesex 12.70
Birth Rate per 1,000 Home Population, England & Wales 15.20
Corresponding Rate for the Borough of Hendon for the year 1953 12.14

Table: Births

Births

Male.Female.Total.
Legitimate9959161,911
Illegitimate504797
1,0459632,008