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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 1971
[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 1971 : 140,550
Rateable Value at 1st April 1971: £10,655,109
Produce of a Penny Rate at 1st April 1971: £102,000
Separately Rated Dwellings at 1st April 1971: 49,249
Live Births:
| Males | Females | Total | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 940 | 832 | 1,772 | 94.2 |
| Illegitimate | 54 | 55 | 109 | 5.8 |
| 994 | 887 | 1,881 | 100.0 | |
| Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population | 13.4 | |||
| Adjusted Birth Rate for purposes of comparison using the comparability factor 1.01 | 13.5 | |||
| (England and Wales) | 16.0 | |||
| Still Births: | ||||
| (7 males and 8 females) | 15.0 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 live and still births | 7.9 | |||
| (England and Wales) | 12.0 | |||
| Total Births | 1,896 | |||
| Deaths : | ||||
| Total (756 males and 799 females) | 1,555 | |||
| Crude death rate per 1,000 population | 11.1 | |||
| Adjusted death rate for purposes of comparison using the comparability factor 0.93 | 10.3 | |||
| (England and Wales) | 11.6 | |||
| Maternal deaths | nil | |||
| Maternal Mortality rate (including abortion) per 1,000 total live and still births | nil | |||
| (England and Wales) | Not available at time of printing | |||
Infant Mortality:
Infant deaths (infants under one year);
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| Illegitimate | — | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | 8 | 25 |
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