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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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| LIVE BIRTHS | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | |
| Legitimate | 838 | 432 | 406 | 677 | 345 | 332 | 679 | 344 | 335 | 578 | 279 | 299 | 535 | 281 | 254 |
| Illegitimate | 32 | 20 | 12 | 45 | 21 | 24 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 21 | 18 |
| 870 | 452 | 418 | 722 | 366 | 356 | 729 | 367 | 362 | 619 | 298 | 321 | 574 | 302 | 272 | |
| Birth Rate (R.G) per 1,000 pop. | 21.53 | 17.73 | 17.96 | 14.76 | 14.39 | ||||||||||
| STILL BIRTHS Legitimate | 14 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 | - | — | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 7 | |
| Rate per 1,000 (live and still births) | 16.95 | 21.62 | 13.53 | 17.46 | 22.16 | ||||||||||
| DEATHS | 495 | 228 | 267 | 455 | 227 | 228 | 500 | 250 | 250 | 491 | 215 | 276 | 556 | 277 | 279 |
| Death rate (R.G) per 1,000 pop. | 12.13 | 11.17 | 12.32 | 11.73 | 13.93 | ||||||||||