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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

Kingston upon Thames 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: GENERAL STATISTICS.

GENERAL STATISTICS.

Area1,133 acres.
Population, 1931 (Registrar General):
For birth-rate38,760
For death-rate38,510
Census (1931)39,052
Rateable Value—General Rate£384,515
Sum represented by a Penny Rate£1,528
Amount of Poor Law Relief£3,878

Table: EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.

EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.

Live Birth-
Total.Male.Female.
Legitimate450217233Birth Rate (R.G.) per 1,000 population 12.6
Illegitimate392019
489237252
Still Births—
Total. Male.Female.
Legitimate16610
Illegitimate211
18711
Deaths—
Total. Male.Female.
493242251Death Rate (R.G.) per 1,000 population 12.8
Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, child-birth—
From Sepsis1
From other causes1