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Ruislip-Northwood 1963
[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:-
1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
75,330 75,470 74,510 74,820 74,780
Population Census, 1951 68,288
1961 72,541
Estimated Number of Inhabited
Dwellings 22, 950
BIRTH RATE
| No. OF BIRTHS | BIRTH RATE | BASIS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | Total | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS | |||||
| Legitimate | 498 | 507 | 1,005 | 13.4 | Per 1000 Registrar- |
| Illegitimate | 32 | 29 | 61 | 0.8 | General's Estimated ; |
| Total | 530 | 536 | 1,066 | 14.2 | Resident Population |
| STILL BIRTHS | |||||
| Legitimate | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12.0 | Per 1000 total (i.e. |
| Illegitimate | 2 | - | 2 | 1.8 | Live and Still Births) |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 15 | 13.8 | |
| TOTAL BIRTHS | |||||
| REGISTERED Legitimate | 505 | 513 | 1,018 | 13.6 | |
| Illegitimate | 34 | 29 | 63 | 0.8 | General's Estimated Resident Population |
| TOTAL | 539 | 542 | 1.081 | 14.4 | |