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TELEPHONE NO:
KIN&STON 2121.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
GUILDHALL,
KIN&STON-UPON-THAMES.
JUNE, 1964.
TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS OF
THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES.
ANNUAL REPORT. 1963.
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 1963. As in previous years the
report follows the general lines indicated by the Minister of Health,
and is in accordance with Circular l/64o
Population - The Registrar General's estimated mid 1963 home population
figure is given as 36,050 (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 1963 is 664 and compares
with 614 for 1962. The crude birth rate is 18.4 per 1,000 population
compared with 17.0 for 1962.
Deaths - The number of deaths recorded in 1963 is 479 compared with
463 for 1962. This makes a crude death rate of 13o3 as compared with
12.8 for 1962. The excess of births over deaths was 185 compared with
151 for the previous year.
The number of infant deaths (under 1 year of age) in 1963 is 9
which gives an Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births of 13.o5. The
corresponding figures for 1962 were 18 infant deaths and an Infant Mortality
of 29.3o.
The following table shows the rate for the five years 1959 to 1963.