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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
Feltham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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STATISTICS FOR THE AREA
Area and Acreage (Bedfont, Feltham and
Hanworth) 4,925 acres
Population 50,780
Number of inhabited dwellings 14,124
Number of new dwellings erected 352
The product of the penny rate is £3,600.19.11
The rateable value is £897,680
VITAL STATISTICS
| LIVE BIRTHS | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 810 | 422 | 388 |
| Illegitimate | 34 | 12 | 22 |
| Total | 844 | 434 | 410 |
| Live Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated home population | 16.6 | ||
| Adjusted Live Birth Rate | 16.1 | ||
| STILL BIRTHS | Total | Male | Female |
| Legitimate | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 10.55 | ||
| Total Live and Still Births | 853 | ||
| INFANT DEATHS (under 1 year of age) | |||
| Total | Male | Female | |
| Legitimate | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births | 21.32 | ||
| Legitimate Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 20.98 | ||
| Illegitimate Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 29.41 | ||
| NEO-NATAL DEATHS (under four weeks of age) | |||
| Total | Male | Female | |
| Legitimate | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Neo-Natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births | 16.58 | ||
| Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (first week) per 1,000 live births | 16.58 | ||
| Perinatal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births | 0.027 | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent. of total live births | 4.03 | ||
| Maternal Deaths (excluding abortion) | nil | ||
| Maternal Mortality Rate (including abortion) per 1,000 total births | nil | ||