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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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1.— GENERAL STATISTICS, 1945.
Area in acres (including 116 acres of foreshore of
River Thames and 24 acres of inland water) 2,449.5
Population— Census, 1931 62,617
Population— Registrar-General's estimate for area
(mid 1945) 50,690
2.— VITAL STATISTICS.
| Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 803 | 405 | 398 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population = 17.5 |
| Illegitimate | 83 | 52 | 31 | |
| TOTAL | 886 | 457 | 429 | |
| Stillbirths. | ||||
| Legitimate | 19 | 9 | 10 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) Births = 23.0 |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | - | |
| TOTAL | 21 | 11 | 10 | |
| Deaths. | ||||
| 613 | 314 | 299 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population = 12.1 | |
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes. | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births = Nil | |||
| Other Puerperal Causes | ||||