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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 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]

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Table: STATISTICS FOR THE AREA

STATISTICS FOR THE AREA

Area and Acreage (Bedfont, Feltham and Hanworth)4,925 acres
Population51,750
Number of inhabited dwellings14,393
Number of new dwellings erected304
The product of a penny rate is£3,641
The rateable value is£1,061,988

Table: VITAL STATISTICS

VITAL STATISTICS

LIVE BIRTHSTotalMaleFemale
Legitimate778388390
Illegitimate271512
Total805403402
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated home population15.6
Adjusted Live Birth Rate15.0
Illegitimate live births per cent. of total live births3.35
STILL BIRTHSTotalMaleFemale
Legitimate8—8
Illegitimate1—1
Total9—9
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births Total Live and Still Births11.05 814

Table: INFANT DEATHS(under I year of age)

INFANT DEATHS(under I year of age)

TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate1899
Illegitimate22—
Total20119
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births24.8
Legitimate Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births23.13
Illegitimate Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births74.07

Table: NEO-NATAL DEATHS(under four weeks of age)

NEO-NATAL DEATHS(under four weeks of age)

TotalMaleFemale
Legitimate1486
Illegitimate22—
Total16106
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births19.9
Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (first week) per 1,000 live births16.14
Perinatal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births27.02
Maternal Deaths (excluding abortion)nil
Maternal Mortality Rate (including abortion) per 1,000 total birthsnil