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Harrow 1973
[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 12,555
Population (Registrar General's estimate) 204,660
Estimated number of inhabited dwellings 70,268
Rateable Value £37,437,554
Sum represented by a penny rate £309,700
The estimated mid-year population of 204,660 was an increase of 930 compared with the figure for 1972. The natural increase in population-excess of births over deaths—was 538.
The number of occupied houses and flats rose by 359 to 70,268.
| Vital Statistics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Male | Female | Total | |
| Legitimate | 1,295 | 1,205 | 2,500 | |
| Illegitimate | 75 | 63 | 138 | |
| Total | 1,370 | 1,268 | 2,638 | |
| Live Birth rate per 1,000 population | 12.9 | |||
| Adjusted Live Birth rate | 12.5 | |||
| Birth Rate for England and Wales | 13.7 | |||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births . | 5.0 | |||
| Stillbirths: | Male | Female | Total | |
| Legitimate | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 22 | |
| Still Birth rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births | 8.0 | |||
| Total Live and Still Births | 2,660 | |||
| Still Birth rate for England and Wales | 12.0 | |||
| Infant Deaths (under 1 year of age): | ||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 14 | 14 | 28 | |
| Illegitimate | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 15 | 29 | |