London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hounslow 1972
[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 | |
|---|---|
| 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) |