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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Extract from vital Statistics for Years 1949 -1953 inclusive.
TABLE I
| LIVE BIRTHS | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | |
| 679 | 344 | 335 | 578 | 279 | 299 | 535 | 281 | 254 | 531 | 283 | 248 | 564 | 290 | 274 | Legitimate Illegitimate |
| _50 | 23 | 27 | __41 | 19 | 22 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 45 | _ 24 | 21 | |
| 729 | 367 | 362 | 619 | 298 | 321 | 574 | 302 | 272 | 576 | 305 | 271 | 609 | 314 | 295 | |
| Birth rate (R.G.) per 1,000 pop. | 17.96 | 14.76 | 14.39 | 14.40 | 15.25 | ||||||||||
| STILL BIRTHS | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 6 | |
| Legitimate Illegitimate | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 6 | |
| Rate per l,000 (live and still births) | 13.53 | 17.46 | 22.16 | 28.63 | 30.25 | ||||||||||
| DEATHS " " | 500 | 250 | 250 | 491 | 215 | 276 | 556 | 277 | 279 | 499 | 254 | 245 | 465 | 240 | 225 |
| Death rate (R.G.) per 1,000 pop. | 12.32 | 11.73 | 13.93 | 12.48 | 11.64 | ||||||||||