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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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STATISTICS OF THE AREA
| 1946 | 1947 | |
|---|---|---|
| Area in Acres | 4338.15 | 4338.15 |
| Registrar General's Estimate of the Resident Population | 78,770 | 80,590 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of year) according to the Rate Book | 22,149 | 22,306 |
| Rateable Value and sum represented by a Penny Rate | £888,304 | £901,065 |
| £3,590 | £3,685 |
EXTRACTS -FROM VITAL STATISTICS COMPARATIVE OP THE YEARS 1946 AND 1947
| 1946 | 1947 | England & Wales 1947 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||
| Live Births | 1390 | 745 | 645 | 1446 | 753 | 693 | |
| Legitimate | 1322 | 704 | 618 | 1380 | 717 | 663 | |
| Illegitimate | 68 | 41 | 27 | 66 | 36 | 30 | |
| Birth Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 17.6 | 17.9 | 20.5 | ||||
| Still Births | 29 | 16- | 13 | 30 | 15 | 15 | |
| Legitimate | 29 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 15 | |
| Illegitimate | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | ||
| Rate per 1000 total (live and still births) | 20.4 | 20.3 | 24. 0 | ||||
| Deaths | 811 | 403 | 408 | 886 .. | 435 | 451 | |
| Death Rate .per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | ' 12.9 | 10.9 | . | 12.0 | |||
| Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis Other Puerperal Causes | 1 0 | 1 0 | |||||
| Death rate from Puerperal Causes per 1000 total (live and still births) | 0.70 | 0.68 | 1.01 | ||||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of age All Infants per 1000 live births | 35.96 | 30.43 | 41.0 | ||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births | 36.63 | 29.0 | |||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1000 illegitimate live births | 29.41 | 60. 6 | |||||
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