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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
(i)
| Area | 1,390 acres |
| Population, 1936 (Registrar General) | 39,880 |
| Number of inhabited houses approx. | 10,000 |
| Rateable Value—General Rate | £474,605 |
| Sum represented by Penny Rate | £1,885 |
| Amount of Poor Law Relief | £5,486 |
(ii) Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
Live Births—
| Total. | Male. | Female. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 528 | 266 | 262 | Birth Rate (R.G.) per 1,000 pop. 14.36. |
| Illegitimate | 45 | 20 | 25 | |
| 573 | 286 | 287 |
| Total. | Male. | Female. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 14 | 6 | 8 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 25.5. |
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 15 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 502 | 237 | 265 | Death Rate (R.G.) per 1,000 pop. 12.58. |
Death Rate corrected for age and sex constitution,
11.07 per thousand population (factor for correction 0.88,
1931 Census).