London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(iii) Extracts from Vital Statistics for Years 1943 to 1947 inclusive.
| 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | |
| LIVE BIRTHS | |||||||||||||||
| Legitimate | 588 | 291 | 297 | 525 | 265 | 260 | 529 | 272 | 257 | 738 | 367 | 371 | 838 | 432 | 406 |
| Illegitimate | 49 | 21 | 18 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 12 |
| TOTALS | 637 | 322 | 315 | 578 | 292 | 286 | 593 | 306 | 287 | 794 | 401 | 393 | 870 | 452 | 418 |
| Birth rate (R.G) per 1,000 pop. | 17.77 | 16.62 | 16.58 | 20.02 | 21.33 | ||||||||||
| STILL BIRTHS | |||||||||||||||
| Legitimate | 20 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 |
| TOTALS | 23 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 9 |
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | 34.84 | 30.20 | 35.77 | 35.24 | 16.95 | ||||||||||
| DEATHS | 500 | 226 | 274 | 474 | 239 | 235 | 505 | 262 | 243 | 460 | 236 | 224 | 495 | 228 | 267 |
| Death rate (R.G.) per 1,000 pop. | 13.92 | 13.63 | 14.12 | 11.60 | 12.13 | ||||||||||