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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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1.—GENERAL STATISTICS, 1947.
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 1947) 59,180
2.—VITAL STATISTICS.
| Live Births. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 1090 | 566 | 524 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population = 19.2 |
| Illegitimate | 57 | 32 | 25 | |
| - | - | |||
| TOTAL | 1147 | 598 | 549 | |
| - | - | - | ||
| Stillbirths. | ||||
| Legitimate | 19 | 11 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) Births = 17.9 | |
| Illegitimate | 2 | 2 | — | |
| - | - | - | ||
| TOTAL | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| Deaths. | ||||
| 720 | 361 | 359 | 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 = 0.85 | ||
| Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | |||