Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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STATISTICAL TABLES
for the Year 1956
T able 1
Area in acres | 7,078 | |||
Population (preliminary census return figure, 1951) | 105,645 | |||
Civilian population—estimated to mid-year (as supplied by the Registrar-General) | 104,000 | |||
Number of inhabited houses | 30,710 | |||
Rateable value | £1,881,402 | |||
Sum represented by a penny rate | £4,55314s. 8d. | |||
Live Births: Legitimate | 1,278 | 653 | 625 | |
Illegitimate | 50 | 32 | 18 | |
Total | 1,328 | 685 | 643 | |
Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated civilian population | 12.77 | |||
Adjusted birth rate | 13.15 | |||
Still Births: Legitimate | 24 | 11 | 13 | |
Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | - | |
Total | 25 | 12 | 13 | |
Still birth rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 18.48 | |||
Deaths | 628 | 554 | 1,182 | |
Crude death rate per 1,000 of estimated civilian population | 11.37 | |||
Adjusted death rate | 10.92 | |||
Maternal deaths | Nil | |||
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | Nil | |||
Death rate of infants under one year of age: | ||||
All infants per 1,000 live births | 10.54 | |||
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 10.95 | |||
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | Nil |