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Harrow 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA
Area (in acres) 12,558
Registrar-General's estimate of resident population, midyear,
1947 215,930
Rateable Value (April 1st, 1948) £2,134,540
Sum represented by a penny rate (April 1st, 1948) £8,600
Total number of occupied houses 51,263
Total number of occupied flats 7,397
| Live Births :— | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 3,695 | 1,874 | 1,821 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 17.7 |
| Illegitimate | 133 | 61 | 72 | |
| Total | 3,828 | 1,935 | 1,893 | |
| Stillbirths :— | ||||
| Legitimate | 88 | 44 | 44 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 91 | 46 | 45 | 2.4 |
| Deaths | 1,834 | 896 | 938 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 8.5 |
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| Deaths from puerperal causes:— | Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births |
|---|---|---|
| Puerperal sepsis | 1 | 0.25 |
| Other puerperal causes | 3 | 0.75 |
| Total | 4 | 1.00 |
Death rate of Infants under one year of age :—
All infants per 1,000 live births 24.0
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 23.5
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 37.5
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 333
„ „ Measles (all ages) 1
,, ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) 4
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 6
Population.
The mid-year population of the district was 215,930 compared
with the figure of 210,890 in the middle of 1946. The natural increase
in population, that is the excess of births over deaths during the year,
was 1,994.