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Brentford and Chiswick 1938
[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 1938 | 61,470 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end 1938) according to the Rate Books (approximate) | 15,652 |
| Rateable Value (31st December 1938) | £700,962 |
| Sum represented by penny rate (General District) | £2,790 |
2. EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF YEAR.
| Total. | M. | F. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live births— | |||||||
| Legitimate | 772 | 400 | 372 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population, 13.26. | |||
| Illegitimate | 44 | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Stillbirths | 21 | 8 | 13 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 25.1. | |||
| Deaths | 671 | 332 | 339 | Death Rate per 1,000 of estimated resident population, 11.14. | |||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | ||||||
| Deaths from puerperal causes— | |||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 1.19 | |||||
| Other puerperal causes | 2 | 2.39 | |||||
| Total | 3 | 3.58 | |||||
| Death Rate of Infants under one year of age— | |||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 42 | ||||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 38 | ||||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 114 | ||||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 122 | ||||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 2 | ||||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | - | ||||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 6 | ||||||
| Zymotic Death Rate | 18 | ||||||