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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 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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1-GENERAL STATISTICS-1944
| Area in acres (including 116 acres of foreshore of River Thames & 24 acres of inland water) | 2,449.5 | ||||
| Population-Census, 1931 | 62,617 | ||||
| Population-Registrar General's estimate for area (mid 1944) | 48,880 | ||||
2-VITAL STATISTICS
LIVE BIRTHS
| Total | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 897 | 442 | 455 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population = 19.9. | |
| Illegitimate | 76 | 45 | 31 | ||
| Total | 487 | 486 | |||
| STILL BIRTHS | |||||
| Total | Male | Female | |||
| Legitimate | 21 | 11 | 10 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still births)=26 | |
| Illegitimate | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Total | 26 | 14 | 12 | ||
| DEATHS | |||||
| Total | Male | Female | |||
| 718 | 367 | 351 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population =14.6 | ||
| Deaths from puerperal causes:- | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births=2.0. | ||||
| Other puerperal causes | 2 | ||||
| DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE | |||||
| Total | Male | Female | |||
| Legitimate | 31 | 17 | 14 | ||
| Illegitimate | 4 | 4 | |||
| Total | 35 | 21 | 14 | ||
| Death rate of all infants per 1,000 live births | 36 | ||||
| „ „ of all legitimate infants per 1,000 | 31 | ||||
| „ „ of all illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegit. live births | 52 | ||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | Nil | ||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | Nil | ||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 4 | ||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 98 | ||||