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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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APPENDIX.
SECTION A—SUMMARY OF STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
| Area in acres | 4,234 | |||
| Population (Census 1951) | 41,945 | |||
| Population (Estimated 1952) | 42,130 | |||
| Number of inhabited houses (estimated) | 11,385 | |||
| Rateable value | £634,814 | |||
| Sum represented by a Penny Rate | £2,508 | |||
| BIRTHS. | ||||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population | 14.6 | |||
| (corrected) | 14.1 | |||
| Total number of births (live and still) | 614 | |||
| Analysis:— | M | F | Total | |
| Live Births Legitimate | 283 | 287 | 570 | |
| Illegitimate | 14 | 11 | 25 | |
| Stillbirths Legitimate | 14 | 2 | 16 | |
| Illegitimate | — | 3 | 3 | |
| Still birth rate per 1,000 total births | 30.9 | |||
| Environment of births:— | ||||
| Proportion taking place in the Borough | 22% | |||
| Proportion taking place outside the Borough | 78% | |||
| Proportion taking place in Institutions | 80% | |||
| Proportion taking place in dwelling houses | 20% | |||
| Proportion notified by midwives alone | 27% | |||
| Proportion notified by doctors or parents | 73% | |||
| DEATHS. | ||||
| Death Rate per 1,000 estimated resident population | 13.7 | |||
| (corrected) | 11.1 | |||
| Total number of deaths from all causes | 588 | |||
| Analysis:— | M | F | Total | |
| All causes | 259 | 329 | 588 | |
| Cancer | 48 | 43 | 91 | |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhoea (under two years) | — | — | — | |