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Harrow 1953
[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
1953 217,900
Rateable Value (1st April, 1953) £2,257,770
Sum represented by a penny rate (1st April, 1953) £9,235
Total number of occupied houses 54,057
Total number of occupied flats 8,463
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year
| Live Births:— | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 2,614 | 1,323 | 1,291 | Birth rate per 1,000 population 12.5 |
| Illegitimate | 107 | 58 | 49 | |
| Total | 2,721 | 1,381 | 1,340 | |
| Stillbirths:— | ||||
| Legitimate | 68 | 32 | 36 | Rate per 1,000 total births 25.4 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 71 | 34 | 37 | |
| Deaths | 1,925 | 964 | 961 | Rate per 1,000 population 8.8 |
Deaths of infants under one year of age 48
Infant mortality rate 16.9
Legitimate infant mortality rate 16.7
Illegitimate infant mortality rate 18.9
Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth
Rate per 1,000 total
births 0.3
Deaths from Cancer 362
„ „ Measles 1
„ „ Whooping cough 0
„ „ Tuberculosis 30
Population
The mid-year population of the district was 217,900, a decrease of
1,100 on the mid-year population for 1952. The natural increase in
population, i.e., the excess of births over deaths during the year, was 796.
This population figure is the home population and includes members of
the Armed Forces stationed in the district.