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Hounslow 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Summary of general and vital statistics relating to the
London Borough of Hounslow

Table: Statistics for the area

Statistics for the area

Area (including inland water)14,469 acres
Population—1961 census208,893
Population—Registrar General's estimate mid-1967206,870
Persons per acre14.3
Number of habitable premises (1st April 1967)65,816
Number of new houses erected during the year1,161
Rateable value (1st April 1967)£16,221,537
Product of a penny rate (estimated 1967/68)£67,200

Table: Vital Statistics

Vital Statistics

Live births
Number3,457
Crude rate per 1,000 population16.7
Adjusted rate per 1,000 population16.2 (England and Wales 17.2)
Illegitimate live births
Number306
Per cent of total live births8.9 (England and Wales 8.4)
Stillbirths
Number33
Rate per 1,000 live and still births9.0 (England and Wales 14.8)
Total live and still births3,490
Infant mortality (deaths under I year)48
Total infant deaths per 1,000 total live births13.9 (England and Wales 18.3)
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births12.7
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births26.1
Neonatal mortality (deaths under four weeks)
Number40
Rate per 1,000 total live births11.6 (England and Wales 12.5)
Early Neonatal mortality (deaths under one week)
Number36
Rate per 1,000 total live births10.4 (England and Wales 10.8)
Perinatal mortality (still births and deaths under one week combined)
Number69
Rate per 1,000 total live and still births19.8 (England and Wales 25.4)