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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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SECTION A.
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
| Area in acres (including 116 acres of foreshore of River Thames and 24 acres of inland water) | 2449.5 |
| Population—Census 1931 | 62,617 |
| Registrar-General's estimate for area, mid 1936 | 62,300 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end 1936) according to Rate Books (approximate) | 15,625 |
| Rateable Value (31st December, 1936) | £691,025 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate (General District) | £2,668 |
| Total. | M. | F. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births— | ||||||
| Legitimate | 793 | 390 | 403 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population, 13.35. | ||
| Illegitimate | 38 | 30 | 8 | |||
| Stillbirths | 5 | 16 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 24. | |||
| Deaths | 748 | 370 | 378 | Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population, 12.24. | ||
| Deaths. Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes— | ||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 3 | 3.52 | ||||
| Other puerperal causes | 2.35 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 5.87 | ||||
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age— | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 49 | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 47 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 105 | |||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | ||||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | ||||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 5 | |||||
| Zymotic Death Rate | 0.13 | |||||