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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

Richmond upon Thames 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Table: Statistics.

Statistics.

Area (in acres)4,243
Population (census 1931)37,791
Population (estimated 1939) for Birth Rate38,300
for Death Rate37,290
Number of inhabited houses10,430
Rateable value£595,466
Sum represented by a Penny rate£2,300

Table: Extracts from vital statistics of the Year. For calculating Birth Rate.

Extracts from vital statistics of the Year. For calculating Birth Rate.

TOTAL.M.F.
Live births (Legitimate)362193169
Live births (Illegitimate)311714

Table: For calculating Infant and Maternal mortality.

For calculating Infant and Maternal mortality.

Live births (Legitimate)359192167
Live births (Illegitimate)311714
Birth rate per 1000 of estimated resident population10.2
Still birthsTotal23Males12Females11
DeathsTotal472Males215Females257
Death rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population12.6
Corrected death rate10.8
Death rate from Puerperal Sepsis and other Puerperal causesNil.

Table: Death rate of Infants under 1 year of age.

Death rate of Infants under 1 year of age.

All infants per 1,000 live births25
Deaths from Cancer (all ages)75
„ „ MeaslesNil.
„ „ Whooping Cough3
„ „ Diarrhoea (under 2 years)Nil.