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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 1961
[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 |
| PoDulation | 51,060 |
| Number of inhabited dwellings | 14,976 |
| Number of new dwellings erected | 358 |
| The product of a penny rate | £4,870 |
| The rateable value | £1,165,781 |
VITAL STATISTICS
| LIVE BIRTHS | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 867 | 450 | 417 |
| Illegitimate | 54 | 26 | 28 |
| Total | 921 | 476 | 445 |
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated home
| population | 18.03 | ||
| Adjusted Live Birth Rate | 17.66 | ||
| Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births | 5.86 | ||
| STILL BIRTHS | Total | Male | Female |
| Legitimate | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 6 |
VITAL STATISTICS
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total | 23 | 11 | 12 |
VITAL STATISTICS
| Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births | 24.97 | ||
| Legitimate Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 legitimate live births | 25.37 | ||
| Illegitimate Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 18.52 | ||
| NEO-NATAL DEATHS (under four weeks of age) | |||
| Total | Male | Female | |
| Legitimate | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Total | 19 | 9 | 10 |
VITAL STATISTICS
| Neo-Natal Mortalitv Rate per 1,000 live birth | 20.63 | |
| Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (first week) per live births | 1,000 | |
| 16.3 | ||
| Perinatal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births | 27.9 | |
| Maternal Deaths (including abortion) Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total live and | 1 | |
| still births | .. | 1.07 |