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Harrow 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA
Area (in acres) 12,555
Registrar-General's estimate of resident population mid-year
1952 219,000
Rateable Value (1st April, 1952) £2,232,470
Sum represented by a penny rate (1st April, 1952) £9,085
Total number of occupied houses 53,729
Total number of occupied flats 8,382
| Live Births:— | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,736 | 1,391 | 1,345 | Birth rate per 1,000 population 13 0 |
| Illegitimate | 119 | 62 | 57 | |
| Total | 2,855 | 1,453 | 1,402 | |
| Stillbirths:— | ||||
| Legitimate | 49 | 29 | 20 | Rate per 1,000 total births 18.2 |
| Illegitimate | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 53 | 31 | 22 | |
| Deaths | 1,920 | 1,021 | 899 | Rate per 1,000 population 8 7 |
| Deaths of infants under one | year of age | 62 | ||
| Infant mortality rate | 21 7 | |||
| Legitimate infant mortality rate | 21 5 | |||
| Illegitimate infant mortality rate | 25 1 | |||
| Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth | 4 | Rate per 1,000 total births 13 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer | 386 | |||
| Measles | 0 | |||
| Whooping cough | 1 | |||
| Tuberculosis | 38 | |||
Population.
The mid-year population of the district was 219,000, a decrease of
1,000 on the mid-year population for 1951. The natural increase in
population, i.e., the excess of births over deaths during the year, was 935.
Births.
The total number of live births registered during the year was 2,855
(1,453 male and 1,402 female). Of these 119 were illegitimate, being a
percentage of total births of 3 5. The number of live births registered
in each of the years from 1944 onwards was 3,473, 3,068, 3,934, 3,828,
3,226, 3,083, 2,848, 2,895, and 2,895.
1,037 births occurred in the district (1,031 live, six stillbirths). Of
this number 147 were to residents of other districts. 1,916 (1,873 live
and 43 still) birth notifications were transferred from other districts,