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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 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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Table: SECTION A:STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

SECTION A:

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

GENERAL
WARDS (9)AREA IN ACRES
Edgware2,327
Burnt Oak477
Mill Hill2,695
West Hendon1,143
Central1,139
Park580
Golders Green748
Garden Suburb669
Childs Hill593
Area of the Borough10,371
Population figures supplied by Registrar General150,720
Density of population, i.e. number of persons per acre14.53
Number of inhabited houses at 31st December 1962 (according to Rate Book)44,942
Average number of persons per house3.35
Rateable value as at 31st December 1962£3,722,724
Sum represented by a Penny Rate£14,900

Table: BIRTHS

BIRTHS

MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate9711,0302,001
Illegitimate7464138
1,0451,0942,139