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Wimbledon 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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SECTION A. — STATISTICS AND
SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area (in acres—Census, 1931)
Population (Census, 1931)
Population (mid-1946)
Number of inhabited houses:—
1921 (Census)
1931 (Census)
Number of families or separate occupiers:—
1921 (Census)
1931 (Census)
3,221
59,524
54,910
11,926
13,325
13,998
15,883
Rateable Value:—£809,394.
Sum represented by a penny rate:—£3,154 2s. 9d.
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year 1946
(Registrar-General's Figures.)
| Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 980 | 514 | 466 | |
| Illegitimate | 58 | 27 | 31 | ||
| Total | 1,038 | 541 | 497 | ||
| Birth, Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 18.90 | ||||
| Stillbirths | Total | M. | F. | ||
| Legitimate | 34 | 15 | 19 | ||
| Illegitimate | I | — | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 15 | 20 | ||
| Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 32.62 | ||||
| Total | M. | F. | |||
| Deaths | 743 | 349 | 394 | ||
| Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 13.51 | ||||
Deaths from puerperal causes (Headings 29 and 30 of the Registrar-General's Short List):—
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,ooo total (live and still) births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 29 Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | |
| No. 30 Other maternal causes | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | |
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |||
| All Infants per 1,000 live births | 23.14 | ||
| Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 24.49 | ||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 0 | ||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 128 | ||
| Measles (all ages) | 0 | ||
| Whooping Cough (all ages) | 0 | ||
| Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 1 | ||