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 1969: | 143,670 | |||
Rateable Value at 1st April 1969: £10,368,336 | ||||
Produce of a Penny Rate at 1st April 1969: | £41,400 | |||
Separately Rated Dwellings at 1st April 1969: | 48,341 | |||
Live Births: | ||||
Males | Females | Total | Percentage | |
Legitimate | 954 | 884 | 1,838 | 93.5 |
Illegitimate | 57 | 71 | 128 I | 6.5 |
Totals | 1,011 | 955 | 1,966 | 100.0 |
Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population | 13.7 | |||
Adjusted Birth Rate for purposes of comparison using the comparability factor 1.01 | 13.8 | |||
(England and Wales) | 16.3 | |||
Still Births: | ||||
(11 males and 7 females) | 18 | |||
Rate per 1,000 live and still births | 9.0 | |||
(England and Wales) | 13.0 | |||
Total Births | 1,984 | |||
Deaths: | ||||
Total (788 males and 808 females) | 1,596 | |||
Crude death rate per 1,000 population | 11.1 | |||
Adjusted death rate for purposes of comparison using the comparability factor 0.92 | 10.2 | |||
(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 | Female s | Total | ||
Legitimate | 15 | 8 | 23 | |
Illegitimate | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Totals | 12 | 9 | 26 |