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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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(iii) Extracts from Vital Statistics for Years 1944 to 1948 inclusive.
| Legitimate | 525 | 265 | 260 | 529 | 272 | 257 | 738 | 367 | 371 | 838 | 432 | 406 | 677 | 345 | 332 |
| Illegitimate | 53 | 27 | 26 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 45 | 21 | 24 |
| TOTALS | 578 | 292 | 286 | 593 | 306 | 287 | 794 | 401 | 393 | 870 | 452 | 418 | 722 | 366 | 356 |
| Birth rate (R.G.) per 1,000 pop. | 16.62 | 16.58 | 20.02 | 21.33 | 17.73 | ||||||||||
| STILL BIRTHS. | |||||||||||||||
| Legitimate | 17 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| TOTALS | 18 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births | 30.20 | 35.77 | 35.24 | 16.95 | 21.62 | ||||||||||
| DEATHS | 474 | 239 | 235 | 505 | 262 | 243 | 460 | 236 | 224 | 495 | 228 | 267 | 455 | 227 | 228 |
| Death rate (R.G.) per 1,000 pop. | 13.63 | 14.12 | 11.60 | 12.l3 | 11.17 | ||||||||||