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Ruislip-Northwood 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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GENERAL STATISTICS
Acreage of the District.
| Northwood Ward | 1,979 Acres |
| Eastcote Ward | 1,378 „ |
| Ruislip Ward | 1,790 „ |
| South Ruislip Ward | 1,437 „ |
| Total | 6,584 „ |
Population :
| Registrar General's Estimate Population 1942 | 54,540 |
| 1943 | 54,230 |
| 1944 | 55,830 |
| 1945 | 56,950 |
| 1946 | 62,070 |
Birth Rate :
| Total Births during | 1942 | 1,114 | |
| 1943 | 1,137 | ||
| 1944 | 1,172 | ||
| 1945 | 935 | ||
| 1946 | 1,195 | ||
| Birth rate per 1,000 of Population | 1942 | 20.47 | |
| 1943 | 20.96 | ||
| 1944 | 20.99 | ||
| 1945 | 16.41 | ||
| 1946 | 19.25 | ||
Death Rate :
| Total Deaths during | 1942 | 466 | |
| 1943 | 486 | ||
| 1944 | 482 | ||
| 1945 | 455 | ||
| 1946 | 482 | ||
| Death rate per 1,000 of Population | 1942 | 8.5 | |
| 1943 | 8.9 | ||
| 1944 | 8.6 | ||
| 1945 | 7.9 | ||
| 1946 | 7.7 | ||
Infant Mortality:
| Deaths of infants under 1 year during | 1942 | 52 |
| 1943 | 37 | |
| 1944 | 39 | |
| 1945 | 31 | |
| 1946 | 36 | |
| Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 Births | 1942 | 47.1 |
| 1943 | 32.5 | |
| 1944 | 32.2 | |
| 1945 | 33.1 | |
| 1946 | 30.1 |