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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION A—SUMMARY OF STATISTICS AND
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Area in acres 4,234
Population (Census 1931) 37,791
Population (estimated 1946) 39,290
Number of inhabited houses (estimated) 10,252
Rateable value £594,759
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £2,314
BIRTHS
Birth-Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident
population 19.8
Total number of births (live and still) 772
Analysis:— M. F. Total
Live Births: Legitimate 353 346 699
Illegitimate 30 21 51
Still Births: Legitimate 10 9 19
Illegitimate 12 3
Still-Birth Rate per 1,000 total births 28
Environment of Births:—
Proportion taking place in the
Borough 57%
Proportion taking place outside the
Borough 43%
Proportion taking place in
Institutions 76%
Proportion taking place in dwelling
houses 24%
Proportion notified by midwives
alone 96%
Proportion notified by doctors or
parents 4%
DEATHS
Death-Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident
population 12.7
Total number of deaths from all causes 500