London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1972
[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 1972: 139,420
Rateable Value at 1st April 1972: £10,755,943
Produce of a Penny Rate at 1st April 1972: £104,502
Separately Rated Dwellings at 1st April 1972: 49,709
Live Births:
| Males | Females | Total | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 890 | 843 | 1,733 | 93.3 |
| Illegitimate | 6l | 63 | 124 | 6.7 |
| 951 | 906 | 1,857 | 100.0 | |
| Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 estimated population | 13.3 | |||
| Adjusted Birth Rate for purposes of comparison using the comparability factor 0.96 | 12.8 | |||
| (England and Wales) | 14.8 | |||
| Still Births: | ||||
| (7 males and 6 females) | 13.0 | |||
| Rate per 1,000 live and still births | 7.0 | |||
| (England and Wales) | 12.0 | |||
| Total Births | 1,870 | |||
| Deaths: | ||||
| Total (786 males and 870 females) | 1,656 | |||
| Crude death rate per 1,000 population | 11.9 | |||
| Adjusted death rate for purposes of comparison using the comparability factor 0.91 | 10.8 | |||
| (England and Wales) | 12.1 | |||
| Maternal deaths | nil | |||
| Maternal Mortality rate (including abortion) per 1,000 total live and still births | nil | |||
| (England and Wales) | 0.15 | |||
| Infant Mortality: | ||||
| Infant deaths (infants under one year) | ||||
| Males | Females | Total | ||
| Legitimate | 17 | 7 | 24 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 18 | 9 | 27 | ||