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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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VITAL STATISTICS, 1952
| Live Births | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 802 | 396 | 406 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population = 14.21 |
| Illegitimate | 50 | 22 | 28 | |
| TOTAL | 852 | 418 | 434 | |
| Stillbirths | ||||
| Total | Male | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 11 | 6 | 5 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) Births = 13.89 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | - | |
| TOTAL | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
| Deaths | ||||
| Total | Male | Female | ||
| 676 | 335 | 341 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population = 11.27 | |
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) Births = 1.16 | |||
| Other Puerperal Causes . | 1 | |||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age | ||||
| Total | Male | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 15 | 11 | 4 | |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL | 15 | 11 | 4 | |