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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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VITAL STATISTICS, 1953
| Live Births | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 807 | 389 | 418 | Birth Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population = 14.3 |
| Illegitimate | 45 | 29 | 16 | |
| Total | 852 | 418 | 434 | |
| Stillbirths | ||||
| Total | Male | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 21 | 11 | 10 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) Births = 25.17 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 1 | - | |
| TOTAL | 22 | 12 | 10 | |
| Deaths | ||||
| Total | Male | Female | ||
| 605 | 317 | 288 | Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population = 10.16 | |
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes | ||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | - | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) Births = Nil. | ||
| Other Puerperal Causes . | - | |||
| Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age | ||||
| Total | Male | Female | ||
| Legitimate | 16 | 12 | 4 | |
| Illegitimate | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 12 | 5 | |