London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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| Area in acres | 13,873 | ||||||
| Population (census 1961) | 181,030 | ||||||
| Population—estimated to mid-year (as supplied by the Registrar-General) | 176,600 | ||||||
| Number of inhabited houses | 61,463 | ||||||
| Rateable value | £11,288,067 | ||||||
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £44,700 | ||||||
| Live Births—Legitimate | 2,309 | 1,165 | 1,144 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 190 | 94 | 96 | ||||
| Total | 2,499 | 1,259 | 1,240 | ||||
| Live Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated Population | 14.15 | ||||||
| Adjusted Live Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated Population | 14.29 | ||||||
| Illegitimate Live Births per cent. of total Live Births | 7.60 | ||||||
| Still Births—Legitimate | 20 | 13 | 7 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 17 | 8 | ||||
| Still Birth rate per 1,000 live and still births | 9.90 | ||||||
| Total Live and Still Births | 2,524 | ||||||
| Infant Deaths (under 1 year of age):- | |||||||
| Legitimate | 39 | 26 | 13 | ||||
| Illegitimate | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 29 | 15 | ||||
| Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births | 17.60 | ||||||
| Legitimate Infant mortality rate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 16.89 | ||||||
| Illegitimate Infant mortality rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 26.31 | ||||||
| Neo-Natal deaths | Under 4 weeks of age | Under 1 week of age | |||||
| Legitimate | 33 | 24 | 9 | 29 | 22 | 7 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 24 | 11 | 30 | 22 | 8 | |
| Neo-Natal mortality rate (deaths under 4 weeks) per 1,000 total live births | 14.00 | ||||||
| Early Neo-Natal mortality rate (deaths under 1 week) per 1,000 total live births | 12.00 | ||||||
| Perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths and deaths under 1 week combined) per 1,000 total live and still births | 21.79 | ||||||
| Maternal mortality (including abortion) deaths | — | ||||||
| Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 live and still births | — | ||||||
| Deaths | 2,278 | 1,110 | 1,168 | ||||
| Crude death rate per 1,000 of estimated population | 12.89 | ||||||
| Adjusted death rate | 10.70 | ||||||