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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
1.—GENERAL STATISTICS, 1933.
Area in acres (including 117 acres of foreshore of
River Thames and 24 acres of inland water) 2457.6
Population—Census, 1931 62,617
Registrar-General's estimate for combined area, 1933 62,970
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1933) according
to Rate Books (approximate) 14,624
Rateable Value (31st December, 1933) £589,017
Sum represented by a penny Rate (General District) £2,343
| Total. | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births— | |||||
| Legitimate | 810 | 406 | 404 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population, 13.39. | |
| Illegitimate | 33 | 10 | 23 | ||
| Stillbirths | 32 | 17 | 15 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 36. | |
| Deaths | 740 | 354 | 386 | Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population, 11.75. | |
| Deaths from Puerperal causes- | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||
| No. 29 Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | 3.42 | |||
| No. 30 Other Puerperal causes | 2 | 2.28 | |||
| Total | 5 | 5.7 | |||
Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All Infants per 1,000 live births 46
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 40
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 181