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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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1.—GENERAL STATISTICS, 1948.
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 1948) 59,340
2.—VITAL STATISTICS.
| Live Births. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | |||
| Legitimate | 1001 | 527 | 474 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population = 17.9 | |
| Illegitimate | 62 | 23 | 39 | ||
| TOTAL | 1063 | 550 | 513 | ||
| Stillbirths. | |||||
| Legitimate | 14 | 8 | 6 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) Births = 13.0 | |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — | ||
| TOTAL | 14 | 8. | 6 | ||
| Deaths. | |||||
| 681 | 340 | 341 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population = 11.48 | ||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes. | |||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | — | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) Births = NIL | |||
| Other Puerperal Causes | — | ||||