Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Area: 9,281 acres. | |||||
Population, estimate of Registrar General at mid-year 1968: | 144,480 | ||||
Rateable Value at 1st April 1968: | £10,181,887 | ||||
Produce of a Penny Rate at 1st April 1968: | £40,800 | ||||
Separately Rated Dwellings at 1st April 1968: | 48,218 | ||||
Live Births: | |||||
Males | Females | Total | Percentage | ||
Legitimate | 999 | 952 | 1,951 | 92.5 | |
Illegitimate | 77 | 82 | 159 | 7.5 | |
Totals | 1,076 | 1,034 | 2,110 | 100.0 | |
Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population | 14.6 | ||||
Adjusted Birth Rate for purposes of comparison using the comparability factor 1.01 | 14.7 | ||||
(England and Wales) | 16.9 | ||||
Still Births; | |||||
(15 males and 15 females) | 30 | ||||
Rate per 1,000 live and still births | 14.0 | ||||
(England and Wales) | 14.0 | ||||
Total Births | 2,140 | ||||
Deaths: | |||||
Total (791 males and 898 females) | 1,689 | ||||
Crude death rate per 1,000 population | 11.7 | ||||
Adjusted death rate for purposes of comparison using the comparability factor 0.92 | 10.8 | ||||
(England and Wales) | 11.9 | ||||
Maternal deaths | Nil | ||||
Maternal Mortality rate (including abortion) per 1,000 total live and still births | Nil | ||||
(England and Wales) | 0.24 | ||||
Infant Mortality: | |||||
Infant deaths (infants under one year): | |||||
Males | Females | Total | |||
Legitimate | 14 | 13 | 27 | ||
Illegitimate | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
Totals . | 18 | 15 | 33 |
(contd.)