London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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STATISTICS OP THE AREA
| 1947 | 1948 | |
|---|---|---|
| Area in Acres | 4358.15 | 4338.15 |
| Registrar General's Estimate of the Resident Population | 80,590 | 81,320 |
| Number of inhabited houses (end of year) according to the Rate Book | 22,306 | 22,857 |
| Rateable Value and sum represented by a Penny Rate | £901,065 £3,685 | £897,257 £3,670 |
EXTRACTS PROM VITAL STATISTICS COMPARATIVE OP THE YEARS 1947 AND 1948
| Total | 1947 Male | Female | Total | 1948 Male | Female | England & Wales 1948 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | 1446 | 753 | 693 | 1203 | 591 | 612 | |
| Legitimate | 1380 | 717 | 663 | 1151 | 564 | 587 | |
| Illegitimate | 66 | 36 | 30 | 52 | 27 | 25 | |
| Birth Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 17.9 | 14.8 | 17.9 | ||||
| Still Births | 30 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 8 | |
| Legitimate | 27 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 7 | |
| Illegitimate | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | ||
| Rate per 1000 total (live and still births) | 20.3 | 17.2 | 23.0 | ||||
| Deaths | 886 | 435 | 451 | 806 | 382 | 424 | |
| Death Rate per 1000 of the Estimated Resident Population | 10.9 | 9.9 | 10.8 | ||||
| Deaths from Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Other Puerperal Causes | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Death rate from Puerperal Causes per 1000 total (live and still births) | 0.68 | 0.82 | 0.86 | ||||
| Deaths of Infants under one year of ago | |||||||
| All Infants per 1000 live births | 30.43 | 28.26 | 34.0 | ||||
| Legitimate Infants per 1000 legitimate live births | 29.0 | 26.07 | |||||
| Illegitimate Infants per 1000 illegitimate live births | 60.6 | 76.92 | |||||
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