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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

Harrow 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Table: STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

General Statistics
Area in acres12,500
Population (Registrar General's estimate)209,600
Estimated number of inhabited houses66,854
Rateable value£11,363,091
Sum represented by a penny rate£46,000
Vital Statistics
Live Births:—MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate1,5821,5403,122
Illegitimate10285187
Total1,6841,6253,309
Live Birth rate per 1,000 population15.8
Adjusted Live Birth rate16.1
Birth Rate for England and Wales18.1
Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births ..5.7
Stillbirths:—MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate251540
Illegitimate202
Total ..271542
Still Birth rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births12.5
Total Live and Still Births3,351
Still Birth rate for England and Wales15.8
Infant Deaths (under 1 year of age)
MaleFemaleTotal
Legitimate23932
Illegitimate011
Total231033
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births10.0
Legitimate Infant mortality rate per 1,000 legitimate live births10.2
Illegitimate Infant mortality rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births5.3
Infant mortality rate for England and Wales19.0