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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
Ruislip-Northwood 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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Statistics
| 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 | 6,564 acres |
POPULATION
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population for the
mid-year:—
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
62,070 64,590 64,270 66,010 67,090
Number of Inhabited dwellings: 19,561.
| 1949 | 1950 | 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 | 484 | 470 | 954 | 14.452 | 480 | 416 | 896 | 13.355 | |
| Illegitimate | 17 | 14 | 31 | 0.469 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 0.596 | |
| Total | 501 | 484 | 985 | 14.921 | 497 | 439 | 936 | 13.951 | |
| Still Births. | Per 1,000 total (i.e. Live and Still Births) | ||||||||
| Legitimate | 11 | 8 | 19 | 18.924 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 18.848 | |
| Illagitimate | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1.047 | |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 19 | 18.924 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 19.895 | |
| Total Births Registered— | Per 1,000 Registrar. General's Estimated Resident Population. | ||||||||
| Legitimate | 495 | 478 | 973 | 14.740 | 492 | 422 | 914 | 13.623 | |
| Illegitimate | 17 | 14 | 31 | 0.469 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 0.611 | |
| Total | 1,004 | 15.209 | 955 | 14.234 | |||||
The Crude Birth Rate of 14.234 shows a decrease from the figure
of 15.209 for 1949.
For the purpose of comparison with other areas the Corrected
Birth Rate is 12.525.
The Corrected Birth Rate is obtained by multiplying the Crude
Birth Rate by 0.88, the Comparability Factor supplied by the
Registrar. General.
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