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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
Twickenham 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY, for the year 1946.
| Area in acres | 7,007 |
| Population (extended Borough - census 1931) | 79,376 |
| Resident population - estimated to mid-year 1946 (as supplied by the Registrar-General) | 102,850 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 28,911 |
| Rateable value | £1,044,096. |
| Sum represented by a penny rate 1946/1947 | £4220;7:5 |
Live Births: Total M. F.
Legitimate 1836 954 902
Illegitimate 99 50 49
Total 1955 1004 951
Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population 19.01
Still Births: Total M. F.
Legitimate 48 28 20
Illegitimate 1 1 -
Total 49 29 20
Still Birth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 24.45
Deaths: Total M. F.
1120 553 567
Death rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population 10.89
Maternal deaths:
Puerperal and Post-abortive Sepsis Nil
Other Maternal Causes 2
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 0.998
Death rate of infants under one year of age:-
All infants per 1,000 live births, 26.09
Legitimate infants per 1,000 leg. live births 23.17
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illeg. live births 80.81
Deaths from:-
Cancer (all ages) 205
Measles (all ages ) 1
Whooping Cough (all ages) 2
Diarrhoea ( under 2 years of age ) 4
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