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TELEPHONE NO: PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
KINGSTON 2121. GUILDHALL,
KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES.
JUNE, I965.
TO THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND COUNCILLORS OF
THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES.
ANNUAL REPORT. 1964.
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 1964. As in previous years the
report follows the general lines indicated by the Minister of Health,
and is in accordance with Circular 1/65.
Population - The Registrar General's estimated mid 1964 home population
figure is given as 36,230 (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 1964 is 711 and compares
with 664 for 1963. The crude birth rate is 19.6 per 1,000 population
compared with 18.4 for 1963.
Deaths - The number of deaths recorded in 1964 is 443 compared with
479 for 1963. This makes a crude death rate of 12.5 as compared with
13.3 for 1963. The excess of births over deaths was 268 compared with
185 for the previous year.
The number of infant deaths (under 1 year of age) in 1964 is 12
which gives an Infant Mortality rate per 1,000 live births of 16.9. The
corresponding figures for 1963 were 9 infant deaths and an Infant Mortality
rate of 13.5.
The following table shows the rate for the five years 1960 to 1964.