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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
Sutton and Cheam 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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STATISTICS OF THE AREA.
Area in Acres 4338.15
Registrar - General's Estimate of the
Resident Population, 1942 72010
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1942)
according to Rata Books 22235
Rateable Value and sum represented by a £888,165
Penny Rate £3,530
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR 1942.
| LIVE BIRTHS: | T. | M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 16.2 | ||||
| Total | 1163 | 592 | 571 | |
| Legitimate | 1097 | 557 | 540 | |
| Illegitimate | 66 | 35 | 31 | |
| STILL BIRTHS: | T. | M. | F. | Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births, 29.2 |
| Total | 35 | 20 | 15 | |
| Legitimate | 31 | 17 | 14 | |
| Illegitimate | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| DEATHS: | T. | M. | F. | Death-rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population, 10.9 |
| 791 | 370 | 421 |
Deaths from puerperal causes;-
Deaths 3 Rate par 1,000 total (live and
still) births, 2.54
Deaths from -
Puerperal Sepsis 0
Other Puerperal causes 3
Total 3
Death-rate of Infants under one year of age:-
All Infants per 1,000 live births 38.69
Legitimate Infants per 1,000 legitimate
live births 34.64
Illegitimate Infants per 1,000 illegitimate
live births 106.06
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