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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 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]
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STATISTICS
TOTAL AREA OF DISTRICT 6, 583 acres.
POPULATION
The Registrar-General's estimate of the population for the mid-year:-
1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
74,930 75,330 75,470 74,510 74,820
Population Census, 1951 68,288
1961 72,541
Estimated Number of Inhabited
Dwellings 22, 724
BIRTH RATE
| No. OF BIRTHS | BIRTH RATE | BASIS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS Legitimate | 498 | 508 | 1,006 | 13.4 | Per 1000 Registrar-General's Estimated Resident Population |
| Illegitimate | 19 | 27 | 46 | 0.6 | |
| Total | 517 | 535 | 1,052 | 14.0 | |
| STILL BIRTHS | |||||
| Legitimate | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12.2 | Per 1000 total (i.e. Live and Still Births) |
| Illegitimate | - | 3 | 3 | 2.8 | |
| Total | 6 | 10 | 16 | 15.0 | |
| TOTAL BIRTHS REGISTERED | |||||
| Legitimate | 504 | 515 | 1,019 | 13.6 | Per 1000 Registrar-General's Estimated Resident Population |
| Illegitimate | 19 | 30 | 49 | 0.7 | |
| TOTAL | 523 | 545 | 1,068 | 14.3 | |