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Ruislip-Northwood 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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Statistics
ACREAGE OF THE DISTRICT
Northwood Ward 1,979 acres
Eastcote Ward 1,378 acres
Ruislip Ward 1,790 acres
South Ruislip Ward 1,437 acres
Total area of district 6,584 acres
POPULATION
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population for the midyear
1948 is 64,270.
1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
55,830 56,950 62,070 64,590 64,270
Number of Inhabited dwellings in April, 1948, was 18,205.
| 1947 | 1948 | Basis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Births | Birth Rate | No. of Births | Birth Rate | ||||||
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | ||||
| Live Births— | Per 1,000 Registrar-General's Estimated Resident Population. | ||||||||
| Legitimate | 625 | 543 | 1,168 | 18.083 | 535 | 508 | 1,043 | 16.228 | |
| Illegitimate | 23 | 20 | 43 | 0.665 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 0.575 | |
| Total | 648 | 563 | 1,211 | 18.749 | 554 | 526 | 1.080 | 16.804 | |
| Still Births— | Per 1,000 total (i.e. Live and Still Births). | ||||||||
| Legitimate | 15 | 9 | 24 | 19.433 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 18.198 | |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0.909 | |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 24 | 19.433 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 19.108 | |
| Total Births Registered— | Per 1,000 Registrar-General's estimated Resident Population. | ||||||||
| Legitimate | 640 | 552 | 1,192 | 18.454 | 535 | 526 | 1,061 | 16.508 | |
| Illegitimate | 23 | 20 | 43 | 0.665 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 0.59 | |
| Total | 1,235 | 19.120 | 1,099 | 17.099 | |||||
| The birth rate of 17.099 for 1948 shows a decrease from the figure of 19.120 for 1947. | |||||||||