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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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STATISTICS FOR THE AREA
Area and Acreage (Bedfont, Feltham and
Han worth) 4,925 acres
Population 52,040
Number of inhabited dwellings 15,561
Number of new dwellings erected 331
The product of a penny rate £15,200
The rateable value £3,684,957
| LIVE BIRTHS | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1,001 | 513 | 488 |
| Illegitimate | 44 | 27 | 17 |
| Total | 1,045 | 540 | 505 |
Live Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated home
population 20.08
Adjusted Live Birth Rate 18.27
Illegitimate live births per cent of total live births 4.21
Illegitimate live birth per cent of total live births 4.21
| STILL BIRTHS | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Total | 21 | 12 | 9 |
Still Birth Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 11.35
Total Live and Still Births 1057
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 20.1
Legitimate Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 legitimate
live births 20.97
Illegitimate Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000
illegitimate live births nil
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
| Total | 16 | 10 | 6 |
Neo-Natal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births 15.3
Early Neo-Natal Mortality Rate (under one week)
per 1,000 live births 15.3
Perinatal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still
births 26.5
Maternal Deaths (including abortion) nil
Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 total live and
still births nil