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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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TABLE 1. STATISTICAL SUMMARY—1960.
SECTION A.—SUMMARY OF STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
| Area in acres | 4,234 | ||
| Population (Census 1951) | 41,944 | ||
| Population (Estimated 1960) | 42,270 | ||
| Number of inhabited houses (estimated) at 1.4.61 | 12,361 | ||
| Rateable value at 1.4.61 | £1,015,322 | ||
| Sum represented by a Penny Rate, 1961/62 | £4,089 | ||
| BIRTHS. | |||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population | 15.0 | ||
| (Corrected) | 13.9 | ||
| Total number of births (live and still) | 635 | ||
| Analysis:— | M | F | Total |
| Live Births Legitimate | 296 | 289 | 585 |
| Illegitimate | 16 | 30 | 46 |
| Still Births Legitimate | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | — | 1 |
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total births | 6.3 | ||
| Environment of Births:— | |||
| Proportion taking place in Institutions | (544) 75.5 | ||
| Proportion taking place in dwelling houses | (177) 24.5 | ||
| DEATHS. | |||
| Total number of deaths from all causes | 564 | ||
| Death rate per thousand estimated resident population | 13.3 | ||
| (Corrected) | 9.6 | ||
| The principal causes of deaths:— | |||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 121 | ||
| Heart disease | 152 | 258 | |
| Vascular lesions of Nervous System | 74 | ||
| Other circulatory diseases | 32 | ||
| Pneumonia | 24 | 61 | |
| Bronchitis | 32 | ||
| Other respiratory diseases | 5 | ||
Malignant Neoplasms were responsible for 121 deaths or 21.4%
of total deaths.