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Summary of general and vital statistics relating to the
London Borough of Hounslow
Statistics for the area
Area (including inland water) 14,469 acres
Population - 1961 census 208,893
Population - Registrar General's estimate
mid-1970 204,380
Persons per acre 14.1
Number of habitable premises (1st April 1970) 68,259
Number of new dwellings erected during the
year 630
Rateable value (31st March 1970) £17,187,223
Product of a penny rate (estimated 1970/71) £70,457
Vital Statistics
Live births
Number 3,287
Crude rate per 1,000 population 16.1
Adjusted rate per 1.000 population 15.6 (England and Wales 16.0)
Illegitimate live births
Number 257
Per cent of total live births 8 0 (England and Wales 8.0)
St illbirths
Number 45
Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths 14 0 (England and Wales 13 0)
Total live and stillbirths 3,332
Infant mortality (deaths under 1 year) 65
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live births 20.0 (England and Wales 18.0)
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate
live births 19.0 (England and Wales 17 0)
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000
illegitimate live births 27.0 (England and Wales 26 0)
Neonatal mortality (deaths under four weeks)
Number 45
Rate per 1,000 total live births 14.0 (England and Wales 12 0)
Early neonatal mortality (deaths under one week)
Number 38
Rate per 1,000 total live births 12.0 (England and Wales 1.0)
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