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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Kingston upon Thames 1970

[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 1970: 142,690
Rateable Value at 1st April 1970: £10,510,963
Produce of a Penny Rate at 1st April 1970: £42,000
Separately Rated Dwellings at 1st April 1970: 48,822

Table: Live Births:

Live Births:

MalesFemalesTotalPercentage
Legitimate9329021,83493.0
Illegitimate75621377.0
1,0079641,971100.0

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Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population 13.8
Adjusted Birth Rate for purposes of comparison
using the comparability factor 1.01 13.9
(England and Wales) 16.0
Still Births:
(11 males and 9 females) 20.0
Rate per 1,000 live and still births 10.0
(England and Wales) 13.0
Total Births 1,991
Deaths:
Total (781 males and 813 females) 1,594
Crude death rate per 1,000 population 11.2
Adjusted death rate for purposes of comparison
using the comparability factor 0.93 10.4
(England and Wales) 11.7
Maternal deaths nil
Maternal Mortality rate (including abortion)
per 1,000 total live and still births nil
(England and Wales) 0.18
Infant Mortality:

Table: Infant deaths (infants under one year):

Infant deaths (infants under one year):

MalesFemalesTotal
Legitimate14721
Illegitimate--
Totals14721

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