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Harrow 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA
General Statistics
Area in acres 12,500
Population (Registrar General's estimate) 208,200
Estimated number of inhabited houses 68,446
Rateable Value £11,874,074
Sum represented by a penny rate £46,850
| Live Births | Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,443 | 1,463 | 2,906 | |
| Illegitimate | 110 | 87 | 197 | |
| Total | 1,553 | 1,550 | 3,103 | |
| Live Birth rate per 1,000 population | 14.9 | |||
| Adjusted Live Birth rate | 15.2 | |||
| Birth Rate for England and Wales | 17.2 | |||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 6.3 | |||
| Stillbirths | ||||
| Legitimate | 17 | 17 | 34 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 36 | |
| Still Birth rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births | 11.6 | |||
| Total Live and Still Births | 3,139 | |||
| Still Birth rate for England and Wales | 14.8 | |||
| Infant Deaths (under 1 year of age):- | ||||
| Legitimate | 25 | 24 | 49 | |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 28 | 25 | 53 | |
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 17.0 | |||
| Legitimate Infant mortality rate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 16.9 | |||
| Illegitimate Infant mortality rate per 1,000illegitimate live births | 20.3 | |||
| Infant mortality rate for England and Wales | 18.3 | |||