Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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
Statistics for the area | |
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Area (including inland water) | 14,469 acres |
Population — 1971 census | 206,182 |
Population — Registrar General's estimate mid-1972 | 206,460 |
Persons per acre | 14.3 |
Number of habitable premises (1st April 1972) | 68,973 |
Number of new dwellings erected during the year | 528 |
Rateable value (31st March 1972) | £17,841,858 |
Product of a penny rate | £181,100 |
Vital Statistics | |
Live births | |
Number | 2,893 |
Crude rate per 1,000 population | 14.0 |
Adjusted rate per 1,000 population | 13.0 (England and Wales 14.8) |
Illegitimate live births | |
Number | 245 |
Per cent of total live births | 8.0 (England and Wales 9.0) |
Stillbirths | |
Number | 40 |
Rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths | 14.0 (England and Wales 12.0) |
Total live and stillbirths | 2,933 |
Infant mortality (deaths under 1 year) | 52 |
Total infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 18.0 (England and Wales 17.0) |
Legitimate infant deaths per 1,000 legitimate live births | 18.0 (England and Wales 17.0) |
Illegitimate infant deaths per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 16.0 (England and Wales 21.0) |
Neonatal mortality (deaths under four weeks) | |
Number | 31 |
Rate per 1,000 total live births | 11.0 (England and Wales 12.0) |
Early neonatal mortality (deaths under one week) | |
Number | 27 |
Rate per 1,000 total live births | 9.0 (England and Wales 10.0) |
Perinatal mortality (stillbirths and deaths under one week combined) | |
Number | 67 |
Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | 23.0 (England and Wales 22.0) |
Maternal mortality (including abortion) | |
Number | — |
Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths | — (England and Wales —) |
Deaths (total — all ages) | |
Number | 2,258 |
Crude rate per 1,000 population | 10.9 |
Adjusted rate per 1,000 population | 11.2 (England and Wales 12.1) |