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
Hillingdon 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]
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General Statistics
Area—square miles 42.5
Population—Registrar General's Census for mid-year 1972 236,390
Number of dwellings 77,484
Rateable Value as at 1 st April, 1972 £18,838,052
Product of Penny Rate—1972/73 (Estimated) £189,670
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Vital Statistics
| Total Live Births: | Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,658 | 1,493 | 3,151 | |
| Illegitimate | 91 | 80 | 171 | |
| 1,749 | 1,573 | 3,322 | ||
| Birth Rate per 1,000 population: Hillingdon —Crude | 14 1 | |||
| —Corrected | 13.8 | |||
| England and Wales Area comparability Factor: 0.98 | 14.8 | |||
| Percentage of total live births: ... | 5 | 91 | 80 | 171 |
| Legitimate | 16 | 18 | 34 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 18 | 20 | 38 | ||
| Rate per thousand live and still births: Hillingdon | 11 | |||
| England and Wales | 12 | |||
| Legitimate | 1,674 | 1,511 | 3,185 | |
| Illegitimate | 93 | 82 | 175 | |
| 1,767 | 1,593 | 3,360 | ||
| These births occurred as under: | ||||
| At home | 628 | 1 | ||
| In hospitals, nursing homes or other maternity establishments | 2,694 | 37 | ||
| 3,322 | 38 |