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TELEPHONE NO:
KINGSTON 2121.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
GUILDHALL ,
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES.
JUNE, 1963.
TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS OF
THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES.
ANNUAL REPORT, 1962.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present the Annual Report on the public
health and social conditions of the Borough for 1962. As in previous
years the report follows the general lines indicated by the Minister
of Health, and is in accordance with Circular l/63.
Population - The Registrar General's estimated mid 1962 home
population figure is given as 35,990 (resident population figure -
used for calculation of the statistical data in this report). The
estimated day population is about 300,000 persons who enter the town,
for business, education, and recreation purposes,, This influences
the volume of work and responsibility of the Corporation.
Births - The number of live births for 1962 is 614 and compares
with 639 for 1961. The crude birth rate is 17.0 per 1,000 population
compared with 17.1 for 1961.
Deaths - The number of deaths recorded in 1962 is 463 compared
with 462 for 1961. This makes a crude death rate of 12.8 as compared
with 12.8 for 1961. The excess of births over deaths was 151 compared
with 177 for the previous year.
The number of infant deaths (under 1 year of age) in 1962 is 18
which gives an Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births of 29.3.
The corresponding figures for 1961 were 10 infant deaths and an Infant
Mortality rate of 15.6.
The following table shows the approximate average rate for the
previous five years.