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Kingston upon Thames 1946

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

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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
(1) General Statistics.
Area in Acres 1,390
Population (Registrar General) 39,670
Number of inhabited houses (approx.) 10,964
Rateable Value - General Rate £538,394
Sum represented by Penny Rate £2,163
Amount of Outdoor Relief £5,543
(ii) Social Conditions.
The Manager of the local Employment Exchange states
that the change-over from war-time to peace-time production
proceeded without creating unduly high unemployment.
In the Boroughs of Kingston, Maiden and Coombe, and
Surbiton, and the Esher Urban District, which is the area
with which the local Employment Exchange deals, there were
approximately 6,000 more men and 5,000 less women employed
compared with 1945.
During the year there was little or no unemployment
affecting women and, with the abolition of controls, women
have become much more selective with regard to their choice
of employment.
The principal industries of the area are general
engineering, motor engineering, building, manufacture of
radio components and construction and repair of aircraft.
The district is still residential in character over
the greater part of the area.

(iii) Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year. Live Births -

TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate738367371
Illegitimate523422
Totals794401393
Birth Rate (Registrar General)
per 1,000 population 20.02
Still Births
TotalMai eFemale
Legitimate241311
Illegitimate_2
Totals291514
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births .... 35.24
Deaths -
TotalMaleFemale
460236224
Death Rate (Registrar General)
per 1,000 population11.60